Theoretically yes, but there are some real world hurdles to this.

ATF expects if you have an FFL 02 that you have an actual business license and manufacturing space.  Could you do it in a garage, assuming your local city is OK with it?  Technically yes, but most zoning will not allow manufacturing in a residential area.  Also, the owner of that garage has now put himself in the position of being responsible for everything that goes on in his garage, and ATF is going to be allowed to come onto his property to inspect.  And if you have 15 "employees" for your garage FFL 02/SOT that has no bathroom, etc. they are going to shut you down ebcuase it is obvious you are simply using the license as a workaround and not a functioning business.

Also, the ATF looks very dimly on a business having everyone being a "person of responsibility" on the FFL.  And I GUARANTEE one of the guys on that is going to be irresponsible and get the whole thing shut down.  I know of a business in the local area that tried this very thing with around a hlaf dozen guys listed as person of responsibility, and a couple of suppressors were not accounted for and ATF pretty much went after them with no lube.  They did not know which guy took them, or if someone just misplaced the, or hadn't logged them out, no one would admit to it, so they all took the fall.

You could limit it to maybe 1-3 persons of responsibility on the license and employees can be issued letters stating they have permission.  But now those those persons of responsibility are responsible for everything the other people do.   Joe the "employee" forgets to check the suppressor back in?  Your problem.  Joe the employee gets busted with drugs and has the suppressor in his car?  Your problem.   The suppressors are on your books and you are responsible for them regardless of what Joe does, and that letter you gave him basically says you are trusting your own personal freedom with him while he "tests" the suppressor as part of his job duties.  


In a legal sense, you can do what is being suggested, but in reality, either the local zoning board, ATF, or the one guy you know who becomes an irresponsible f**kup the moment you get the license is going to turn it into a world of pain.



Not trying to be negative, just trying to be honest about how this likely will pan out if a couple of guys want to go this route.  Having an FFL and SOT is NO JOKE and even I held off for the first several years on getting one until it was absolutely necessary.  The government has no sense of humor of "oops, we don't know what happened to that"  when it comes to FFL and NFA items.  

Caveat Emptor guys.

Sven
Manticore Arms

An FFL (and of course by extension an SOT) is federal level licensure  You get a license to conduct business from the state, you get a license to manufacture firearm and SOT item from the ATF, i.e. Federal Government.

Manufacturer FFL's in Illinois are not restricted to selling to other parts of the country, or even to overseas customers.  Colt, Rock River, DS Arms, Daniel Defense, LMT, etc, etc.  do not sell to just the state they are in.

Sven
Manticore Arms