I can't speak for Washington State specifically. However silencers were put into the NFA at the request of the Department of Natural Resources in order to minimize poaching. Originally, the National Firearms Registry as proposed was for all concealable weapons, which included handguns. In the 11th hour, handguns were removed from the registry status, and silencers were added. It seems to me that the law in Washington State is just poorly written, and puts a blanket "NO USE" instead of a "legal use" kind of language in the law. (Again, just an un-educated guess.)
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Originally Posted by jules
let me just put it out there that i dont have a need for, nor do i intend to buy a supressor
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It's un-civilized to shoot un-suppressed.
I like being a good neighbor and keeping my noise to a minimum.
