NFA Laws in Connecticut
- Thread starter bmadddd7
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From what I understand, you're largely at the mercy of local law enforcement on signoffs. Your best bet is to use a trust.
That said, silencers are still legal. There are several problems with machine guns. Section 53-202a [pdf file] prohibits "any selective-fire firearm capable of fully automatic, semiautomatic or burst fire at the option of the user."
Then there's the limit of ten rounds on magazine capacity, which really takes the wind out of the sails. You also have to reregister the gun with the state once per year.
The exact process for silencers is to fill out two copies each of the Form 4 and Form 5330.20. If you're doing it as an individual, you'll need to get two fingerprint cards and approval from your local chief law enforcement. If you're doing it through a trust, you can send it in yourself. If you're not, the CLEO will send it. Cost is $200, payable to the BATFE NFA Branch.
That said, silencers are still legal. There are several problems with machine guns. Section 53-202a [pdf file] prohibits "any selective-fire firearm capable of fully automatic, semiautomatic or burst fire at the option of the user."
Then there's the limit of ten rounds on magazine capacity, which really takes the wind out of the sails. You also have to reregister the gun with the state once per year.
The exact process for silencers is to fill out two copies each of the Form 4 and Form 5330.20. If you're doing it as an individual, you'll need to get two fingerprint cards and approval from your local chief law enforcement. If you're doing it through a trust, you can send it in yourself. If you're not, the CLEO will send it. Cost is $200, payable to the BATFE NFA Branch.
Aguila Blanca
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Somewhere in the new Connecticut law package (it isn't one law, it's changes, additions and deletions to/from a whole bunch of individual statutes) isn't there a prohibition on threaded barrels? Seems to me I've heard friends from Connecticut mumbling and grumbling about that.
I suppose the exception must be a firearm that's already an "assault weapon" under their definition. As a guy on one forum expresses it, "Once it's an assault weapon, does another evil feature make it assaultier?" So it may depend on what you wish to silence, and when you bought it.
I suppose the exception must be a firearm that's already an "assault weapon" under their definition. As a guy on one forum expresses it, "Once it's an assault weapon, does another evil feature make it assaultier?" So it may depend on what you wish to silence, and when you bought it.
