{"id":44472,"date":"2015-09-30T10:30:39","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T14:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=44472"},"modified":"2015-09-30T10:30:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T23:11:55","slug":"its-a-silencer-says-federal-judge-in-sig-case-against-atf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/its-a-silencer-says-federal-judge-in-sig-case-against-atf\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s a Silencer,\u2019 says Federal Judge in SIG Case Against ATF"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_41514\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Judge-Leans-Towards-ATF-In-Sig-Muzzle-Brake-Silencer-Case.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"its-a-silencer-says-federal-judge-in-sig-case-against-atf\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s a Silencer,\u2019 says Federal Judge in SIG Case Against ATF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41514\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s a Silencer,\u2019 says Federal Judge in SIG Case Against ATF\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Judge-Leans-Towards-ATF-In-Sig-Muzzle-Brake-Silencer-Case-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"SIG's MPX (Photo: SIG)\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Judge-Leans-Towards-ATF-In-Sig-Muzzle-Brake-Silencer-Case-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Judge-Leans-Towards-ATF-In-Sig-Muzzle-Brake-Silencer-Case-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Judge-Leans-Towards-ATF-In-Sig-Muzzle-Brake-Silencer-Case.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SIG&#8217;s MPX (<em>Photo: SIG)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>While it\u2019s not a fully functional suppressor, it\u2019s basically close enough said a federal judge ruling in SIG Sauer\u2019s lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which accused the agency of acting in \u201can arbitrary and capricious manner\u201d when it labeled the muzzle brake device on SIG\u2019s MPX a silencer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]he ATF acted rationally in concluding that SIG Sauer intended the baffle core to be used only as a silencer part because the agency pointed to substantial evidence in the record to support its determination,\u201d said New Hampshire District Judge Paul Barbadoro, in a summary Judgment last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Barbadoro sided with the ATF\u2019s argument, noting that the device on the end of the MPX is essentially the internal component for a suppressor. By attaching a sleeve, the \u201cmuzzle brake\u201d then acts just like a suppressor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]he ATF was presented with conflicting evidence as to whether SIG Sauer intended the baffle core to be used only as a silencer,\u201d he said. \u201cIt considered the relevant evidence using the correct legal standard and came to a rational conclusion based upon its expertise. No more is required to sustain its decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SIG filed the lawsuit back in April of 2014. 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