American Suppressor Association
Sept 8, 2011
- September 8th, 2011 articles of incorporation were approved American Silencer Association (ASA)
– now known as the American Suppressor Association. - 2011 Founded by Knox Williams
- 2011 = 285,000 legally obtained suppressors in circulation
= 39 states were legal to own - AAC, Gemtech, and SilencerCo each pledged $5,000 towards the development of a trade association
- 2012 – ASA Visited the ATF Technology Branch in West Virginia
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWWV-Dnu9aY - December 2013 – Knox Williams became Executive Director of ASA
- 2015 – 2017 Michael Williams became full-time attorney
- September 2016 – Owen Miller became Director of Outreach
- 2020 = 1,750,000 suppressors in circulation
= Law-abiding citizens in 42 states can own suppressors
= hunters in 40 states are now allowed to use suppressors
https://americansuppressorassociation.com/
Legalized suppressor ownership
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Vermont
Removed the prohibition on suppressors while hunting
- July 1, 2014 – Georgia
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Florida
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Wyoming
