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January 25, 2011, 10:52 PM | #1 |
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Laws Regarding Silencers
So what exactly are the laws regarding silencers on home defense weapons. I own a Beretta M9A1 and I'm considering purchasing a silencer and I'm curious as to the legality of the purchase.
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January 25, 2011, 11:12 PM | #2 |
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A lot depends upon the state you live in. Are they legal to possess and use? If that answer is yes, then you will have to fill out certain forms, pay your tax and get the permission of the ATF. Then you can purchase the muffler.
There is a bit more than that, and the good folks in our NFA section can flesh this all out for you. Moving.... |
January 25, 2011, 11:56 PM | #3 |
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Ok thanks. And i live in Texas is that one of the states where silencers are legal?
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January 26, 2011, 12:11 AM | #4 |
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January 26, 2011, 12:14 AM | #5 |
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Well you can read this http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=401590 Where we go round and round about using NFA weapons for HD.
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January 26, 2011, 01:04 AM | #6 |
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We're good in Texas. There's a lot of controversy about using an NFA weapon as HD, personally I would not. Too much chance of the gun being taken by the PD as evidence and you may end up with a case number or incident number being scratched into the side of the gun, or it may take you years to get it returned.
As far as a can, mixed feelings about that. It will save a lot of wear on your ears and won't change the ballistics of the bullet you fire, and you could remove it before the PD gets there, but why take the chance? Use it at the range, especially indoor ranges, and enjoy the silence. |
January 26, 2011, 01:14 PM | #7 | |
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The Penal code of TX is easy to search. http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/ Look at Chapter 46 on weapons and search for silencer. http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.u.../htm/PE.46.htm
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The ATF routinely authorizes the sale to and making of silencers by unlicensed persons in TX. I have heard of prosecutors in various states using the "unusual" nature of a certain firearm against a person charged with a crime. I so not store my home defense firearms with silencers attached, so I would not be using them suppressed. I figure the disorientation from the loud noise would affect the perp more than it would me, so I do not see using a silencer as an advantage. But then I have never shot (or at) a person, so I do not know for sure how things would work out. Ranb |
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