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VUPDblue · October 16, 2007, 09:51 AM

According to the Federal Government, suppressors are legal to own. Your locale may have laws prohibiting them, but they are legal at the Federal level. Actually, suppressors have never been illegal. They were regulated by the GCA 1934 and require a $200 tax paid at the time of transfer, like any other NFA item. At least one report that I have seen lists the reason for adding them to the NFA was for fear of poaching during the depression years, not for fear of them being used in other street crime. There is no "cutoff date" for legal suppressors. Suppressors are still being manufactured, and you can own a brand-spankin-new one if you wish. In fact, suppressor technology is still evolving and there are units out there that are very efficient (read: quiet).

October 16, 2007, 09:51 AM	#4
VUPDblue Senior Member Join Date: December 18, 2005 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 1,981	Are Suppressors (silencers) legal to own? According to the Federal Government, suppressors are legal to own. Your locale may have laws prohibiting them, but they are legal at the Federal level. Actually, suppressors have never been illegal. They were regulated by the GCA 1934 and require a $200 tax paid at the time of transfer, like any other NFA item. At least one report that I have seen lists the reason for adding them to the NFA was for fear of poaching during the depression years, not for fear of them being used in other street crime. There is no "cutoff date" for legal suppressors. Suppressors are still being manufactured, and you can own a brand-spankin-new one if you wish. In fact, suppressor technology is still evolving and there are units out there that are very efficient (read: quiet). __________________ Silencers have NEVER been illegal !