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I would like to have a suppressed pstol, But have always heard horror stories about ATF stopping by at all hours and searching your residence and general harrassment by LEO. I am sure alot of this is just urban legend. So do you "give up" any rights by having a silencer?
You have to present proof that it's in your possession at anytime by ATF/LEO. You give up 4th amend rights when you become an FFL, not when you own an NFA item.
SUBCHAPTER B —
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND
EXEMPTIONS
Part I – General Provisions.
§ 5841 Registration of firearms.
(e) Proof of registration. A person
possessing a firearm registered as required
by this section shall retain proof of
registration which shall be made available
to the Secretary upon request.
§ 479.71 Proof of registration.
The approval by the Director of an
application, Form 1 (Firearms), to
make a firearm under this subpart
shall effectuate registration of the
firearm described in the Form 1
(Firearms) to the person making the
firearm. The original Form 1 (Firearms)
showing approval by the Director
shall be retained by the maker
to establish proof of his registration
of the firearm described therein, and
shall be made available to any ATF
officer on request.
Wired,
You want to split hairs, be my guess.
The NFA actually says the Secretary in one place (all registered weapons of the act) and an ATF agent in another under Form1 documentation. What you want to bet that there is another LAW saying an "agent of the Secretary" somewhere?
Take my advise and don't fight city hall on these issues... you will lose. Next you will tell me I can CCW in the Post Office. LOL