If the owner of the can was just out of frame, its perfectly legal for Hicock to shoot and film and do whatever with the can. Just like i can hand you one of my SBR’s to shoot.If it belongs to someone else, it doesn't belong to Hicock45, and I don't think it's legal for him to possess it.
If it belongs to someone else, it doesn't belong to Hicock45, and I don't think it's legal for him to possess it.
Being a standard FFL holder does not work for NFA items
True. That said, in the case of suppressors I'm pretty certain that the rule is a person other than the owner can use/shoot it in the presence of the owner, but cannot possess it in the physical absence of the owner. In the example of Hickock45's video, Hickock45 would be legal if the owner was standing off camera, but not if the owner wasn't right there while the video was being made.44 AMP said:There are different definitions relating to ownership and possession in English and in US law.If it belongs to someone else, it doesn't belong to Hicock45, and I don't think it's legal for him to possess it.
There are places that rent full auto guns, for use on their premises and under their (the owner's) supervision. This is legal. I imagine the same principle would apply to silencers.
You may be the guy physically holding it, and therefore "possessing" it under one set of definitions, but not be "possessing" it under another.
I believe you are wrong on this. From the web site of one of the companies who make and sell these things:bill460 said:It's the unit itself that requires the paperwork, and is considered to be the "silencer"..... Not the filter. Much like an AR-15 lower. You can buy all the oil filters you want to thread on to them after that. Just like you can buy a dozen different uppers for your AR without any paperwork. It's not required.
The Econo Can Suppressor comes as a complete unit with the oil filter attached, serial numbered and registered with ATF/NFA.
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If or when you need to change the filter out, the ATF/NFA rules says it needs to come back to the original manufacture, which Cadiz Gun Works is. The cost is $25.00. The complete Econo-Can Suppressor can be shipped directly to us, for gunsmithing, which would be replacement/rehab/repair of the oil filter, with the serial # remarked, and documented as being replaced/rehabbed/repaired. The completed Econo Can Suppressor can be sent back to you at your address on your NFA Tax Stamp Form. You do not need to go though a dealer for gunsmithing services. The life of the oil filter varies depending on caliber used and bullet type. (ex. AR15=300-500 rds)
This would be a federal felony under the BATF's current interpretation of the NFA as it applies to servicing silencers.You can buy all the oil filters you want to thread on to them after that.