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In reply to the discussion: Want to buy a silencer, sawed-off shotgun or explosives? Sheriff will no longer help [View all]petronius
(26,602 posts)16. That whole signature requirement seems obsolete, and should be stricken
It's less and less likely these days that a sheriff, or other responsible person, would have specific information about the applicant that the background check wouldn't turn up (it seems like the law was written in a time when the sheriff generally would have a good idea of who's who and what's what in the county).
A better modern approach would be to simply have a copy of the application forwarded to the local CLEO during the ATF processing, and that person can ignore it or speak up if they actually do have something relevant to add...
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Want to buy a silencer, sawed-off shotgun or explosives? Sheriff will no longer help [View all]
Meiko
Jul 2012
OP
He is fulfilling his responsibility to citizens by not helping gun nuts get more lethal "toys. "
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#2
Makes one wonder what they do with them when they take them out of the safe.
Starboard Tack
Jul 2012
#12
Please explain why an 18" barrel on a shotgun should be legal, but not a 17" barrel.
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#40
P.S. Why should mufflers for firearms not be legal for over-the-counter sale...
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#41
What could possibly be more progressive than buying a silencer and a sawed-off shotgun?
Starboard Tack
Jul 2012
#19
The silencer, which should be called a muffler, is beneficial to your hearing when hunting.
permatex
Jul 2012
#26
Right, I've heard that before about the "muffler", noise suppressor, silencer
Starboard Tack
Jul 2012
#27
US federal law in addition to the inventor's own patent describes them as "silencers"...
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jul 2012
#48
Ear protection doesn't do anything to help reduce the disturbance to people near
petronius
Jul 2012
#34
They make shot groups more precise... they do not make "aiming" any easier.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jul 2012
#65
Oh right. Shot groups. Like group shots, right? Try a tripod. There, fixed it.
Starboard Tack
Jul 2012
#66