Second Amendment Doesn’t Extend to Certain Gun Parts, Court Says

The Second Amendment protection doesn’t extend to certain gun parts, including a sound suppressor, the Fifth Circuit ruled in a case of first impression where it affirmed a dealer’s conviction for possessing one.

The Second Amendment applies only to gun parts that are integral to their operation, and a suppressor is just a gun accessory, Chief Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod said Thursday for the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

“A suppressor, by itself, is not a weapon. Without being attached to a firearm, it would not be of much use for self-defense,” Elrod said.

George Peterson was ...