This website will serve as the home of the FTN suppressor series as well as a collection of information for 3D printed suppressors.
Part of the impetus of our work was the ATF policy change regarding form 1 suppressors. Any premade suppressor such as a solvent trap was redefined as a suppressor. There was previously a very active form 1 community.
After the rule change, the ATF specifically stated that 3D printed suppressors was one of the examples of allowable form 1 suppressors. The rise of 3D printing has caused the barrier to entry for homemade suppressors to be much lower. The suppressor market is also not subjected typical market forces due to the NFA. There is a complete missing market segment of consumable cheap polymer suppressors.
3D2A is a perfect avenue to address this mismatch.
Around the same time that the ATF was changing their definition on form 1 suppressor components, they were also going after pistol braces. This turned out to be a blunder, as very small percentage of people who had a braced firearm registered for the “free” stamp. This has shown once again that mass noncompliance works.
Our goal is to nullify the NFA. We aim to do this by making effective and cheap designs for homemade suppressors. We want to teach as many people as possible how to make their own suppressors. Even those that register form 1 suppressor are helping us meet our goals, as that is another person who has learned how to make their own suppressor and gets us closer to common use.