January 21, 2011, 07:50 PM
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Junior member
Join Date: July 20, 2008
Location: WA, USA
Posts: 447
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Federal law trumps state law. From http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/18/I/44/921
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(24) The terms "firearm silencer" and "firearm muffler" mean any
device for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of a
portable firearm, including any combination of parts, designed or
redesigned, and intended for use in assembling or fabricating a
firearm silencer or firearm muffler, and any part intended only for
use in such assembly or fabrication.
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Silencers are defined as firearms in the US Code. It is illegal to possess one without it being registered.
http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/26/E/53/C/5861
Quote:
It shall be unlawful for any person -
(d) to receive or possess a firearm which is not registered to
him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record
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Ranb
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