I did a search here before asking this question. I was told by a suppressor dealer at a gun show in CT. that they were legal in CT. but not MA. This was several years ago. This weekend at my local outdoor range, I chatted briefely with an individual who was there shooting a full auto AK and a suppressed FN 5.7. His son was shooting some suppressed .22 bolt rifle. We didn't have much time to talk but he was a MA resident and said if you were persistant, you could get to own one in this state. Anyone on this forum from MA or know what being "persistant" means?

I don't currently own any exotic guns or toys for such guns but I am interested in perhaps getting a can someday.

Thanks in advance and I will keep poking around in this section for more info.

If you want an authoritative answer logon over at silencertalk.com and ask Ron Silvers. If anyone is in the know about buying a silencer or NFA in Mass its him.

Or you could just bypass kissing LEO ass entirely and go the trust route.

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Originally posted by mikeandnatasha:
If you want an authoritative answer logon over at silencertalk.com and ask Ron Silvers. If anyone is in the know about buying a silencer or NFA in Mass its him.

Or you could just bypass kissing LEO ass entirely and go the trust route.

Thanks mikeandnatasha, I'll do that. I'm new to this whole silencer and NFA thing and am curious, what is the trust route?

Trust is a way to own NFA items that bypasses that CLEO sign off, which quite a few don't sign because of CYA and political reasons.

It has many advantages over personal ownership including the bypassing of the CLEO, faster approvals, and allowing more then just yourself to take possession of the NFA firearms.

I know of a CLEO in Northern Georgia that has all his NFA items in a trust even though he can sign off on his own forms. He does it for the other benefits.

Only manufacturers (not dealers) and LE can have suppressors in MA.

So far as I know, Suppressors are not legal for civis here in MA.

Only type 07/10 can possess or make suppressors in MA.

Even that tends to be an on and off affair depending on who is in power. For a while, not even 07/10's could... Very political.

MA residents cannot even have AOW's...

mark

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Originally posted by budam:
Only type 07/10 can possess or make suppressors in MA.

Even that tends to be an on and off affair dependong on who is in power. For a while, not even 07/10's could... Very political.

MA residents cannot even have AOW's...

mark

I'm sorry but I'm new to supressor red tape and what not. Could you tell me what 07/10 is and what AOW's are?

Can an individual "manufacture" his own silencer with some mile high stack of legal forms and fees here in MA? Thanks.

If you cannot possess it, you cannot manufacture it.

The numbers and acronyms are for a particular type of dealer license, if you had one you'd know what it was ;0

AOW is a NFA "Any other weapon": pengun, non-stocked shotgun, pistols with foregrips, that sort of catchall.

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Originally posted by rfurtkamp:
If you cannot possess it, you cannot manufacture it.

07s can possess and manufacture them.

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Originally posted by rsilvers:
07s can possess and manufacture them.

Exactly, but OP is *not* a 07.

He cannot possess, he cannot manufacture.

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Originally posted by rfurtkamp:
If you cannot possess it, you cannot manufacture it.

I am not sure you understand the past MA rules.

For a while an MA 07 could make a muffler, but could not get someone elses!

At another time, they could not make or obtain someone elses muffler.

Lately they have been able to do both.

mark

How lately? About 6 months ago the MA AG instructed the ATF to not allow transfers in to an 07. Are you saying this is no longer the case?

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Originally posted by rsilvers:
How lately? About 6 months ago the MA AG instructed the ATF to not allow transfers in to an 07. Are you saying this is no longer the case?

Geez it changed again. I am aware of transfers going off and on multiple times. It will change again, given time.

mark

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Originally posted by budam:

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Originally posted by rsilvers:
How lately? About 6 months ago the MA AG instructed the ATF to not allow transfers in to an 07. Are you saying this is no longer the case?

Geez it changed again. I am aware of transfers going off and on multiple times. It will change again, given time.

mark

Its nice to see that these democrat controlled states run so smoothly.

lol

I love Mass. and would love to live there. It is a absolutely beautiful state just like CA, CT, NY, NYC et al. Too bad if I moved hardly any of my guns could follow me.

I never understood why these restrictions on NFA items exist. I dont think I have ever heard of a suppressor used in a crime. (other than the ghetto 2 - liter bottle type) These laws punish law abiding citizens that just want to collect.

Sorry for the rant but it drives me nuts. John Adams wouldnt recognize his home state. As a matter of fact he would probably move to Pennsylvania lol