Silencers fall under the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934.  This means they are legal for ownership by civilians in most states, but you have to pay the government a one time NFA transfer tax of $200 and undergo a background check.

We carry Advanced Armament Corp. (AAC), Gemtech, Surefire, and Yankee Hill suppressors in stock. We can also special order others for you. We have all the paperwork necessary to start the process, which can be as little as a couple of months for a suppressor, or longer, if submitting for a fully-automatic weapon.

All sales are final. We are not responsible if the customer cannot find a local law enforcement signoff or will be in conflict with local regulations. It is the customer's responsibility to determine this prior to purchase.  Police chiefs, county attorneys, some judges, state attorneys general, and county sheriffs are legitimate Chief Law Enforcement Officers (CLEO) empowered to sign your form 4, which is the transfer paper sent to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (BATF&E). Officials designated as CLEOs, however, are not required to sign your form.  Purchases or transfers made by corporations or trusts do not need to received a CLEO signoff.

Sales prices do not include the $200 NFA transfer tax, or any sales taxes.

A suppressor does not make a gun absolutely quiet. A good suppressor allows you to hear the impact of the bullet on the target and hear the noise of the action cycling. A person standing to the side will hear some muzzle report, although it does not sound like a gunshot.  Instead, one would hear just a fast whoosh of air when using a good suppressor.

The actual amount of sound reduction depends on many factors, including the weapon, the ammunition fired, elevation, atmospheric conditions, testing methodology, and more.

What a good suppressor does allow is:  shooting without using ear protection, an altering of the sound of the gunshot (so it sounds like something, but not nearly as loud as a typical gun), and a great reduction in the distance at which people can hear you shooting.  A suppressed .22, for example, can often not be heard 50 yards behind the shooter and only somewhat further to the side.  Additionally, suppressors:

• Help protect against short-term and permanent hearing loss from gunfire, which can result from a single gunshot;
• Increase shooting enjoyment by reducing weapon recoil, lessening shooter fatigue, and allowing faster follow-up shots and instant observation of bullet impact;
• Enhance marksmanship by reducing anticipation of recoil or muzzle flash, allowing a shooter to better concentrate on shooting mechanics;
• Improve the learning curve for beginning shooters by reducing gunfire intimidation from recoil and loud noise; and
  
• Reduce the negative effects of gunfire noise on nearby people, pets, livestock, and wildlife.

A good suppressor produces little or no change in your weapon's unsuppressed point of impact. This means, for most purposes, you don't have to alter your point of aim or re-zero your weapon after attaching your suppressor. If there is a minor shift in point of impact, you can count on it to be the same every time, no matter how many attach/detach cycles the suppressor has been through.

Transfer fees for Class 3 items not purchased through Franklin Gun Shop: $150 for Suppressors and $250 for SBRs or full-auto weapons.