Archived Posts » 59,646,491
Suppressors in Idaho
10/15/2011 10:36:08 AM
I am active duty miltary and while on leave I went home to Idaho and I was told by impact guns in Boise that I couldn't get a suppressor in Idaho although I am a legal resident and pay my state taxes due to the fact that I currently reside out of state. Has anyone ever dealt with this problem or could tell me what I would need to do to be able to get a suppressor?
10/15/2011 2:24:15 PM
Originally Posted By wspe1:
I am active duty miltary and while on leave I went home to Idaho and I was told by impact guns in Boise that I couldn't get a suppressor in Idaho although I am a legal resident and pay my state taxes due to the fact that I currently reside out of state. Has anyone ever dealt with this problem or could tell me what I would need to do to be able to get a suppressor?
I am active duty miltary and while on leave I went home to Idaho and I was told by impact guns in Boise that I couldn't get a suppressor in Idaho although I am a legal resident and pay my state taxes due to the fact that I currently reside out of state. Has anyone ever dealt with this problem or could tell me what I would need to do to be able to get a suppressor?
For an FFL/SOT, Impact sure generates a lot of complaints.
My brother is a Utah resident, pays taxes here, etc. He's lived in several states over the last 10 years, while maintaining his residence here. During that time, he's bought and sold several NFA items. He's never had a problem at all. Unless Idaho has some state law to the contrary, you should be able to get an NFA item (and Idaho is quite NFA-friendly).
I would check with another NFA-stocking dealer. I think Impact Guns would be best served by permanently installing a suppressor in the mouth of each of their salesmen. Perhaps that would suppress such misinformation.
10/17/2011 12:55:07 AM
BS. You are a resident, there is no "Other" like this guy thinks.
Find someone that wants your money.
Probably saying that you are from Idaho and living somewhere else might not help.
They might think you are taking it where its a no-no?
Good luck, you will get there.
Find someone that wants your money.
Probably saying that you are from Idaho and living somewhere else might not help.
They might think you are taking it where its a no-no?
Good luck, you will get there.
10/18/2011 6:14:18 AM
Thanks for the info. I will claim my parents address and they don't really care that I stash my weapons there. But thats the issues that I have to deal with being active duty military. I just need to find a good dealer of suppressors in Idaho.
11/6/2011 1:45:43 PM
2A-Arms in Boise has what you are after.
11/11/2011 9:29:33 PM
Originally Posted By wspe1:
I am active duty miltary and while on leave I went home to Idaho...I am a legal resident...currently reside out of state. Has anyone ever dealt with this problem or could tell me what I would need to do to be able to get a suppressor?
I am active duty miltary and while on leave I went home to Idaho...I am a legal resident...currently reside out of state. Has anyone ever dealt with this problem or could tell me what I would need to do to be able to get a suppressor?
Regarding residency requirements, there is no difference between NFA firearms and plain old Title I firearms. If you can legally buy a handgun from an FFL, you can legally buy a silencer, machine gun, etc. Military personnel specifically can buy firearms in both their home state and in the state in which they are stationed. Usually it's the other way around - a member of the armed forces getting hassled trying to buy a gun with a driver's license from his home state, while stationed elsewhere. ATF addresses this directly in the instructions on the back of the Form 4473. Specifically, look at the instructions for questions 20a and 20b.
From what I understand, active duty military personnel can elect to either keep their driver's license from their home state, or get one at their duty state. It sounds as though you've switched your DL to the duty state. It may be easiest to simply switch your DL back to ID and you're good to go. Unfortunately, most (all?) states require you to give up any other DL when getting a DL in a new state. So you likely can't get a DL from both.
However, you can usually get a State ID from one state and still keep your DL from the other state. The same office that does the DL usually does the State ID as well. Having kept my permanent residence in UT, but working all over the midwest, I've done this for many years. I have a valid residence I can claim in both states. ATF says that during the time that I actually reside in either state, I can buy firearms as a resident in either state. (that's covered in ATF's Firearms FAQ). This includes me having bought NFA firearms in both states during the same year.
As others have suggested, you might just be better off buying from another FFL/SOT. The instructions I pointed out on the 4473 tell you what you can do for documentation if you don't have or want to get an ID DL. If the FFL pushes back, refer him there.
11/13/2011 10:16:36 PM
I still maintain my ID DL. Thanks for the references and the information that helps me out.
