SUPPRESSORS
How
to buy a Silencer (or other class 3 item).
The following material
explains what you must do in order to legally purchase a silencer,
or other designated Class 3/Title 2 items. It also explains some
of our tasks in this process.
1. You must be 21 years
of age or older and legally able to qualify for the purchase of
a regular handgun (meaning no felonies, violent misdemeanors, dishonorable
discharges, etc.)
2. Pay us for the product,
payment must be in full.
3. Get two 2"x2"
passport photographs taken. Attach one to the reverse side of each
of the two copies of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
(BATF) Form 4 we give you. These photos typically cost $5 to $10.
4. Complete a small section
on the reverse side of the BATF Form 4 that declares why you wish
to possess the item. Most folks say "Collector of firearms".
5. Take the two copies
of the Form 4, with pictures attached and your section completed
to your local law enforcement agency (city police or county sheriff).
Also take the two FBI Form FD-258 fingerprint cards we will give
you. Ask the agency to officially take your fingerprints. This will
usually cost $10 to $15. Also ask to have the chief of the agency
complete his/her section of the reverse side of the Form 4. This
merely attests that you are not wanted locally and that the official
knows of no law which will be broken if you are approved by the
government.
6. Bring us the two copies
of the Form 4 and both completed fingerprint cards. We will complete
the front of the forms. We then get a money order made out to the
BATF ($5 for an "Any Other Weapon" or $200 for a short-barreled
rifle, short-barreled shotgun, silencer or machine gun). We will
then put the two copies of the completed Form 4's, the two completed
fingerprint cards and the money order in an envelope and immediately
send it to the BATF office in Chicago, IL.
7. The BATF will first
remove the money order and examine the paperwork for completeness.
Assuming the paperwork is complete (it will be, or we will not mail
it in), it will be assigned to an agent, who will have a nationwide
FBI background check performed on you. Once you pass this (all legal
folks over 21 pass it), the BATF will mail us back a certified copy
of one of the Form 4's we sent them. On this copy will be a stamp
that looks like a postage stamp. This is a Federal tax stamp indicating
the transfer tax is paid.
8. When we receive this
Form 4 back with a stamp on it (about 90 days after we mail it in),
we will call you and have you come by the shop on SW 221st in Hillsboro,
complete a BATF Form 4473 and give you the product along with the
Form 4. You should immediately make several copies of the Form 4
and carry one with you at all times you have the product. Be sure
to put the original in a safe place.
Once you have legal possession
of the Class 3/Title 2 item you may not take the item across state
lines unless you notify the BATF in writing before doing so. We
have these forms available for a small fee. You are not asking for
their approval but, instead, merely letting them know you are taking
a Class 3/Title 2 item across state line(s) and when you will depart
and return.
You may not loan this
Class 3/Title 2 item to anyone! You may not store this item at a
friend's home who has access to it. This is a restricted distribution
item. To possess it requires (at the very least) an extensive background
check. You are obligated by law (and common sense) to prevent unqualified
people from gaining access to it. You may let others use the item
if they remain in your physical presence. If you decide to sell
the item you must bring the item to us (or another Class 3 dealer)
and the buyer to legally effect the transfer. The buyer then has
to go through all the steps described and pay the required transfer
tax, plus a $50 fee to us to handle the paperwork, etc.
You now should have a
complete understanding of the steps and obligations on your part.
Please feel free to phone us at
503-642-9066
21210 SW Johnson
Aloha, Oregon 97006
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