Originally Posted by
SwampCollie
I have never been even remotely interested in fully auto Class 3 stuff... but silencers and suppressors have always interested me. Being a waterfowl hunter, my hearing already sucks at the ripe old age of 27. It never made sense to me what they were thinking when they outlawed those things way back when.
If my information is correct, when you get a tax stamp for a class 3 weapon, you are basically surrendering your right to probable or reasonable cause for a search of your home are you not? This has always been one of the major hang ups for me on purchasing one. Not that I have anything to hide... I just don't want a no-knock raid on my home during meal time. Anybody know if there is any truth behind this?
Pretty much. I remember when my BIL was a Class III they could come in and inspect his place of business, i.e. his house. I don't know how much notice they would have to give, but my BIL didn't have anything to hide, so it wasn't a big deal to him.