Hawkeye Wrote:
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> KeepOnTruckin Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > If a "silencer" were to exist, there would not
> be
> > any point in firing a gun with one attached,
> since
> > the bullet would have to travel extremely
> slowly
> > to be silent, slowly enough that any damage it
> did
> > would be akin to being shot with a BB.
> >
> >
> > Indeed, hawkeye, you need to brush up on what a
> > suppressor is and what people think a silencer
> is.
>
> Whoops, I stand corrected. In my military orieted
> mind, I was thinking
> Flash Supressor and saying supressor. I stand
> corrected and humbly
> apologize for my oversight. There is plenty of
> chatter on
> some websites about silencers (or supressors if
> your prefer)
> Federal law strictly prohibits their use by anyone
> other than
> police or military and I would warn anyone
> thinking of building
> or using such a device to please check the regs
> and reconsider.
>
>
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http://www.guntrustlawyer.com/2008/03/virginia-va-what-nfa-firearms.html
Virginia (VA) What NFA Firearms can I own?
March 25, 2008
Posted In: Any Other Weapons (AOWs) , Class 1 Firearms , Class 3 Firearms , Destructive Devices (DDs) , Machine Guns , National Firearms Act , Short-Barreled Rifles (SBRs) , Short-Barreled Shotguns (SBSs) , Silencers , Title II Weapons , Virginia
By David M. Goldman on March 25, 2008 7:14 PM | Permalink
There are several type of Class 3 items that are restricted by the National Firearms Act.
Each state can impose additional restrictions on the sale, purchase, and transfer of class 3 firearms in addition to the compliance that is required with the national Firearms Act.
In Virginia you can own the following items that are regulated the the National Firearms Act
Machine Guns
Silencers
Any Other Weapon (AOW)
Destructive Devices (DD)
Short Barreled Shotguns (SBS)
Short Barreled Rifles (SBR)
In Virginia you cannot own the following NFA restricted items.
None