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Hearing Protection Act: Are Silencers Legal Now?
- Thread starter Mike H.
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Hmm, the only issue with still using the form 4473 is that ATF has already been caught and it is verified through a digitizing of the forms they have collected, photographed, etc to the tune of almost a billion-gun transitions over the past decades. This was deemed illegal in 1984 by.... wait for it, Congress. Since then, the SCOTUS has waffled all over the place with some Judges voting party agenda, over Constitutional Law. Which states in addition to the 2nd Amendment, the right to be secure from unreasonable searches for effects and papers (4th). Since Congress has stated and made a law that no registries are to exist, well... Want proof, look no further than the speed that the Antifa Minion that took a shot at the Mean Orange Tweeter was identified in PA. So, being a silencer is nothing more than a partially effective muffler (mandated on my scooter and sportscars), I am surprised they aren't already available over the counter. Like... wait for it, some European Countries. You just can't own the real gun part there without said paperwork. 
no life
Master Class
Bet, they have started writing up a new bill or whatever to tax them higher or to take months to get approval to purchse and people get 1 every month like handguns...
KillerFord1977
SAINT
If it doesnt pass, the Republican party can say they dont stand up for 2A rights for the American people since we have a Rep President and control.
They will never allow them to be legal in nj, just like standard capacity mags and flash suppressors.
no life
Master Class
True.... but a tiny bit of me hopes to see NJ infringements get taken away before i get bbqed.... like CCW got a little "freedom"....
Note that several states where possession of a silencer is currently legal actually have laws than make possession of silencers illegal UNLESS the purchase has been approved by or registered with ATF. When HR1 passes and silencers come out of the NFA, it could suddenly be illegal to purchase a silencer in states where they can be purchased now, AND some current owners might become instant criminals (subject to the exact wording in the particular state law and subject to whether the AG or local DA is pro-gun or anti-gun).
For example, in my state:
> GA Code § 16-11-122 (2020) "No person shall have in his possession any ... silencer except as provided in Code Section 16-11-124."
> GA Code § 16-11-124 (2020) "This part shall not apply to... 4. Possession of a ... silencer by a person who is authorized to possess the same because he has registered the ... silencer in accordance with the dictates of the National Firearms Act."
>> A pro-2A DA might say all silencers are legal because "IAW NFA" means no registration is required once HR1 becomes law.
>> An anti-2A DA would likely try to prosecute because it's not registered.
Check your state law. If you live in one of these states, contact your state gun rights organization as well as your state legislators.
For example, in my state:
> GA Code § 16-11-122 (2020) "No person shall have in his possession any ... silencer except as provided in Code Section 16-11-124."
> GA Code § 16-11-124 (2020) "This part shall not apply to... 4. Possession of a ... silencer by a person who is authorized to possess the same because he has registered the ... silencer in accordance with the dictates of the National Firearms Act."
>> A pro-2A DA might say all silencers are legal because "IAW NFA" means no registration is required once HR1 becomes law.
>> An anti-2A DA would likely try to prosecute because it's not registered.
Check your state law. If you live in one of these states, contact your state gun rights organization as well as your state legislators.