Posted: 8/13/2026 11:53:14 AM EDT
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So I wanted to ask jere since you're the place I've gone to for suppressor transfers. Now that the case has been finalized and apparently we can just buy suppressors and not have to do the whole F4 dance. If I were to be eyeballing a can or two and want to go through you al again what's the process? Are you waiting on guidance from the ATF? I'm a member of GOA/FPC so I believe I am covered under that ruling. |
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The short answer is we are following the NFA process as we always have. We need to wait for ATF guidance. Many questions need to answered before we can progress. John Pierce did an excellent write up. https://johnpierceesq.com/texas-nfa-injunction-is-now-in-effect-but-major-compliance-questions-remain-for-ffls/ At a minimum, a dealer would need a written procedure [from ATF] and transaction file addressing: The actual transferee. Is the purchaser an individual, trust, LLC, corporation, governmental entity, or another legal person? The coverage category. Is the transferee a named plaintiff, an actual member of a protected association, a protected governmental entity, or a customer in a qualifying commercial transaction? Membership verification. What reliable evidence establishes active membership, the member's identity, the effective date, and the organization through which protection is claimed? Entity status. If the transferee is a trust or business entity, what establishes that the entity itself not merely one associated individual is protected? The commercial chain. What documents connect the firearm and transaction to a named commercial plaintiff or a commercial member of a plaintiff association? The particular firearm. Is the firearm an untaxed suppressor, SBR, SBS, or AOW covered for the relevant plaintiff group? Does the transaction involve a machinegun, destructive device, or a category not protected for that group? The particular conduct. Does the transaction implicate an NFA subsection that was not enjoined? Other federal law. Have the dealer and transferee complied with the Gun Control Act, Form 4473 requirements, the applicable background-check rules, licensing restrictions, and prohibited-person laws? State and local law. Does the jurisdiction independently prohibit the firearm or condition lawful possession on federal registration or compliance with the NFA? Record retention. What documentation will the dealer retain to demonstrate, potentially years later, why the transaction was treated as protected? |
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