Suppressor storage...
There is not a lot of knowledge reguarding suppressors... Suppressors and AOW's are the only NFA items that DO NOT REQUIRE an ATF Form 5320.20 to be filed if you move. Say you get stationed in another state that does allow them, you can take it with you, and you are not REQUIRED to notify the ATF about it. It is recommended that you do, but you dont HAVE to.
If you are going to be stationed overseas or to a state that does not allow suppressors... as previously stated you can:
1. Store it in a Bank Safety Deposit Box
2. Give to to a friend to keep for you (provide that person with a copy of the F4 and a hand-signed letter from you giving that person permission and designating them a "responsible person" (ATF key word there).
4. Give it to the local CLEO to torch/cut-up.
5. Turn it in to a local ATF Division Field Office.
6. Sell the sucker on
www.gunbroker.com (used silencers sell very quickly). Sell it on gunbroker, and hand it to your C3 dealer to complete all the neccessary paperwork. You can do everything via FedEx. A letter that says what you're doing and that you designate the dealer as a "Responsible Person" will work just fine.
I am ex-Navy. I purchase my first suppressor when I was still on active duty. And my now wife, is active duty with another 8 years to retire. She and I own a gun business that I move with me wherever we go. Its not that big of a deal.
Those of you that doubt what I've said about the 5320.20 form, before you try to argue with me, call your local ATF Field Office. They will tell you the same thing I did. It's *NOT* required for silencers or AOW's. The 922 law specifically says what that form is needed for: SMG's SBR, SBS, & DD (including C&R's).