can i cross state lines with a silencer without filling paperwork

gmshooter · Nov 18, 2016

Looking to use my silencer on my land in Mississippi.
Looking around the net some say yes and some say no on filling out paperwork.
It is not on a SBR or anything. looking for input. Thanks

jdavid1 · Nov 18, 2016

Suppressor : Yes
SBR : Not without notifying the ATF with form 5320.20

gmshooter · Nov 18, 2016

just looked on silencer talk and saw that it is legal to travel across state lines with silencer. need paperwork for SBR
Thanks jdavid 1

DAVE_M · Nov 18, 2016

I will never understand why one is okay and the other must be documented.

981GT4 · Nov 18, 2016

DAVE_M said:
I will never understand why one is okay and the other must be documented.

its 100% stupid. same as why i need to pay a tax on a rifle because the barrel is 9 inches shorter.

dougstump · Nov 18, 2016

My guess is when some minimum wage secretary typed up the regulation, they missed typing suppressor when listing the types of NFA firearms.

DAVE_M · Nov 18, 2016

dougstump said:
My guess is when some minimum wage secretary typed up the regulation, they missed typing suppressor when listing the types of NFA firearms.

IIRC, suppressors became NFA items in 1934 with the beginning of the NFA. I've always been curious of the mindset they had back then.

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