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Map: Where is it Legal to Own Gun Silencer in U.S.?
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| 4 January, 2011
| Gun Trust Lawyer
Posted on 01/07/2011 4:26:40 AM PST by marktwain
Silencers are legal for civilian ownership in the following states Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (C&R Required), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina , South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; map; silencer; us
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To: marktwain
WA really shouldn’t be on the list unless their law has been changed recently (unlikely). As of 4 or 5 yrs ago it was legal to own a sound suppressor but not use it. In fact I think LE took the position if it was mounted then it was used. In effect owning was pointless unless you could transport it to another state and use it there.
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posted on
01/07/2011 6:27:28 AM PST
by
556x45
To: Domalais
A suppressed weapon, firing a sub sonic round is VERY HARD to detect. Toss in Night vision and its a game changer even against superior numbers. Suppressors completely hide the muzzle flash, and if the round is subsonic, it sounds like a pellet gun.
But I can settle for tactical cool. :-)
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posted on
01/07/2011 6:32:42 AM PST
by
Robbin
(If Sarah isnÂ’t welcome, IÂ’m not welcome, itÂ’s just that simpleÂ…)
To: Mikey_1962
You can always use sub-sonic rounds at close range
Subsonic goes “bang” just about as loudly as supersonic, so the issue is largely irrelevant to hearing loss, unless you’re downrange with someone shooting high-power rifle rounds past your ear.
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posted on
01/07/2011 6:37:17 AM PST
by
Atlas Sneezed
("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
To: Farmer Dean
Well,for one thing-the invaders wont know that they are being taken out.
There's a reason that the more gun-savvy will correct someone calling them silencers. Suppressors do not make a gun silent. They simply obscure the noise to make it sound as little like a gunshot as possible and hopefully make it harder to identify the direction of the sound's source. In a quiet house, it will certainly not go unnoticed. Also, there's the whole 'people tend to make noise when you shoot them' issue. Maybe you will get lucky and your home will be invaded by mutes.
I also get to retain my hearing during the fight,important for detecting new threats.
We're wading pretty deep into masturbatory testosterone fantasy here. How many Muslim Death Ninjas do you expect will be sent after you? Is it well known that you post on FR? If so, at least six. Put some claymores in your bathrooms, Death Ninjas always hide in bathrooms.
An ar-15 might not be the best home defense weapon,but it would beat throwing chairs.
Well, your chair won't over penetrate and kill a family member in the next room. So that's a plus. Instead of a chair, though, I was more thinking a quality handgun or shotgun.
You're making a straw man argument; I'm not arguing that you should not have a firearm for home defense. I'm saying that most people who claim they own exotic/expensive firearms (or that they need a suppressor) for home defense are full of BS. It's usually the guy with the ACOG on his AR-15 that says he bought it for home defense.
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posted on
01/07/2011 6:37:41 AM PST
by
Domalais
To: KoRn
if your local sheriff or DA wont sign for you, the state police will.
If they won’t, you can set up a corporation to be the owner of the silencer, and corporations don’t need the CLEO sign-off.
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posted on
01/07/2011 6:38:39 AM PST
by
Atlas Sneezed
("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
To: mmercier
I hate having to buy ear plugs for everybody sleeping in the houses around me! ;-P
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posted on
01/07/2011 6:40:03 AM PST
by
MortMan
(I am in no mood to be amused! (Ebenezer Scrooge))
To: Robbin
Put a sign out front of your house with your cell phone number on it, and instructions for home invaders to call and give you a heads-up so you can put your night vision on.
I’m sure they’ll oblige.
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posted on
01/07/2011 6:42:23 AM PST
by
Domalais
To: Domalais
Well,you’re obviously the resident armchair expert on all things gun.
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posted on
01/07/2011 6:43:25 AM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: Farmer Dean
Absolutely not. I’m certain that the majority of people in this thread know more about guns than I do.
It’s just that a lot of gun enthusiasts let their enthusiasm overwhelm their common sense.
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posted on
01/07/2011 6:51:02 AM PST
by
Domalais
To: Mikey_1962
You can always use sub-sonic rounds at close range. You'll not hear the super sonic crack, but you will hear the boom. I shoot subsonic .45 auto rounds all the time, and still wear hearing protection.
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posted on
01/07/2011 10:53:16 AM PST
by
Cobra64
To: Farmer Dean; Domalais
Well,youre obviously the resident armchair expert on all things gun. Sounded more like the resident expert on EVERYTHING.
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posted on
01/07/2011 10:55:53 AM PST
by
jimt
To: Farmer Dean
My MP5SD3 has an integral suppressor, but hey it gets hot after a couple mags in full auto.
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posted on
01/07/2011 2:59:30 PM PST
by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.....Eagle Scout since Sep 9, 1970)
To: Mr. Lucky
No. The dealer you buy it from has to have a Class 3 license. The buyer has to submit a Form 4 with two passport photos, two sets of fingerprints, and $200.00 to the ATF and wait two or significantly more months for approval. This is all in addition to the cost of the item, which can be very significant.
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posted on
01/07/2011 3:09:53 PM PST
by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.....Eagle Scout since Sep 9, 1970)
To: P8riot
There you go.
The quickest way to find the correct answer to a question on this form is to post the wrong answer.
To: Robbin
A few years ago I used my suppressed AR in Whisper.30 with 3rd gen night vision to take out 3 raccoons on my deck at 3am. We had a houseful of guests that night and nobody heard a thing, even the coons.
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posted on
01/07/2011 3:17:49 PM PST
by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.....Eagle Scout since Sep 9, 1970)
To: P8riot
I have an AWC suppressor that mounts on the 3 lug barrel of my MP5A3.The thing can stand some pretty serious full auto firing.Five mags in 3 minutes is about the limit of the system.Do you reload your sub-sonic ammo?I found that 3.3 to 3.4 grains of Win 231 behind a hard cast 147 grain NEI bullet works best.Cheap to shoot too since I cast my own bullets.
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posted on
01/07/2011 4:49:02 PM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: marktwain; Travis McGee
This weighty question has been answered years ago...
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posted on
01/08/2011 3:28:42 AM PST
by
Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus - Domari Nolo)
To: vetvetdoug
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posted on
01/08/2011 4:16:23 AM PST
by
Cboldt
To: Tainan
They didn't let me take these home.
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posted on
01/08/2011 6:53:31 AM PST
by
Travis McGee
(---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
To: Domalais
I’ve got an AWC Archangel that is so quiet that if you had your back to me you probably wouldn’t hear anything but the bolt.
I’ve heard wet suppressors with bolt lock that are even more quiet...
Ed
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posted on
01/08/2011 2:36:45 PM PST
by
Sir_Ed
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