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Posted: 9/9/2011 7:33:07 AM EDT
| I live in MO and somtimes hunt in AR. What paper work do I need to have to cross the boarder with my Can? Do I just have to do it once or would I need to every time I went down? Its only a few miles into AR but its still crossing. My stamp is in the mail so I dont have my can yet Im jsut wanting to be prepared. The weather is cooling down and the piggies need some attention. |
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Don't you need a color copy of the approved form and tax stamp with you any time the suppressor, SBR, machine gun, AOW, etc. is out of the safe? Technically? No. You technically only have to provide that to an agent of the ATF on demand. Will it make your life easier to carry it with you and show it to local LEOs if questioned? Yep, you bet! I should have clarified my post: no 5320.20 is necessary to transport cans across state lines. |
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Don't you need a color copy of the approved form and tax stamp with you any time the suppressor, SBR, machine gun, AOW, etc. is out of the safe? Technically? No. You technically only have to provide that to an agent of the ATF on demand. Will it make your life easier to carry it with you and show it to local LEOs if questioned? Yep, you bet! I should have clarified my post: no 5320.20 is necessary to transport cans across state lines. The 5320.20 is required to transport a SBR across state lines. You need one approved every time you want to take it out of state, which requires a little planning ahead. For hunting trips its probably easier just to take a 16" + gun. As stated above, no paperwork in necessary to transport a suppressor across state lines, just make sure its legal where you are going. As for carrying a copy of the approved tax stamp, its not legally required, but I would absolutely carry it. Possession of an unregistered SBR, suppressor, etc. in my state (NC) is a felony. I suspect it is in most other states as well. The standard for arrest is probable cause. Having an SBR, suppressor, etc. and no paperwork in hand amounts to probable cause for an arrest. Will it get thrown out in court? Provided one has the proper tax stamps, absolutely. However, that won't make the arrest unlawful or allow a successful lawsuit for false arrest or false imprisonment. Its much easier to carry a copy of the paperwork than deal with all that headache. |
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