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[Quarterbore]

Process to buy a Silencer:

Following borrowed from http://srtarms.com/

LEGALITIES


Silencers (or suppressors, which is really a more correct term), fall under the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934. This means they are legal for ownership by civilians in most states, but you have to pay the Government a one time transfer tax of $200, and undergo a background check to exercise your Constitution Right, um, privilege.

1) Make sure the item you want is legal in your state. Some states ban all NFA weapons, some ban just certain types. If you live in, CA, HI, KS, MO, IA, MN, IL, MI, NJ, NY, MA, or RI, you can’t own one. Don’t try to buy one “under the table” either, as we don’t do that, and you are soliciting a felony if you try.


2) Contact a local Class 3 dealer or Class 2 manufacturer and find out what needs to be done in your state in order to purchase an NFA item. If you don’t know a dealer that has the proper license (not just any FFL can do this), we can probably recommend someone.

3) Make sure you can get Law Enforcement a sign off. A chief of police, County attorney, some judges, State Attorney General, and County Sheriffs are legitimate Chief Law Enforcement Officers (CLEO) empowered to sign your form 4, which is the transfer paper that gets sent to the BATF . These people are not required to sign the form, and in many locations around the country, won't. Corporations do not need to get this signoff

4) Send us money. This is not a cash and carry business, or COD business.

5) Be patient. We typically start the paper work to transfer to your local dealer within 3-5 weeks of receipt of funds. That paperwork takes about 4 weeks to clear, then we send your gun to the local dealer (who typically will charge you a nominal transfer for his trouble and storage of your gun). At that time he will give you the Form 4’s, fingerprint cards, etc, and you get them filled out, and send them into ATF with your $200. Some dealers will have you give the forms to the dealer with your $200 check, and they will send it in. About 3 months after that, the ATF will send an approved Form 4 back to your local dealer, and you will get your gun.

SRT Armaments Division, D.H. Melton Co., Inc.
1739 E. Broadway rd, PMB 1-161, Tempe, AZ 85282
480-967-6218