Here is what you have to do to own a Silencer.

1. You must find a silencer that you want for your gun.

2. You must BUY the silencer from a Class II or Class III Dealer. You pay for the silencer up front, the dealer then puts your silencer back in his safe (You are NOT allowed to take it home), he hands you two Form 4’s, Compliance Form.
a. You fill out the Form 4’s in Duplicate with your dealer
b. You MUST get a Chief Law Enforcement Officer Sign off OR Form a Trust
c. If you go Chief Law Enforcement Officer Sign off route
i. Get Two Sets of Fingerprints (FBI Style)
ii. Get Two 2” x 2” Pass Port Photo’s of yourself
iii. Get one of the following to Sign your Forms : Chief of Police (YOUR CITY), Sherriff (YOUR COUNTY), District Judges (YOUR COUNTY), Prosecutor (YOUR COUNTY), Any Federal Judge, State Police Chief, or any other “TOP” Law Enforcement officer that the BATF deems valid to sign your forms. (This really isn’t that hard).
d. If you go the Trust Route, You will need to MAKE SURE YOUR TRUST IS VALID. I suggest getting a lawyer to look it over, because if you use Quicken Willmaker and you mess it up in anyway, YOU CAN GO TO JAIL. The BATF will approve just about any Trust, however if you mess up a trust and they deem it invalid, they will NAIL YOU for having a unregistered weapon.
e. Once you get your Form 4’s complete, Compliance Form, (Finger prints, photos OR Trust Documents), add a $200 check to the BATF and send it to them.

3. Now you get the fun process of WAITING (Get ready to wait 6-9 MONTHS).
a. BATF will wait about 3-5 days before cashing your check
b. BATF will wait 2-6 WEEKS before putting your purchase into the system (To Pending)
c. BATF will wait 4-6 MONTHS (From Pending) to Approve the Form
d. BATF will take 1-4 WEEKS (From Approved) to send ONE of your Form 4’s with Stamp back to your DEALER.
e. At this POINT you can finally fill out the 4473 form and take your item home.

4. Make SEVERAL Copies of your Form 4 WITH Stamp, put the original in a SAFE PLACE. ALWAYS take a copy with the Class II or Class III item anywhere you take the item. If you take the item across state lines, YOU MUST notify the BATF before you DO. If you send the item back to the manufacturer for REPAIR, YOU MUST fill out the BATF Forms to ship it to them.

5. When you own a Class II or Class III item, follow all RULES. It’s a pain in the arse, but in the long run quite worth it.

**NOTE** UNTIL you get approved, your item will REMAIN with the Class II or Class III Dealer.

can someone explain whats the be deal with silencers?

dont they still scare the animals if you shoot? please tell me what im missing. im be serious as well. maybe im not thinking right now

Here's a situation where it's good... you are in your stand and you have a huge mess of hogs that come in. You are sick of these bastages but don't want to take a shot at them b/c the second you do, your deer hunting is through for the day. If you were to throw a suppressed sub sonic round...or 10 at the hogs it would be very quiet and not scare off any deer at all.

Holds folks more accountable and forces them to take kids during any open youth seasons instead of hunting for themselves.

Those that are against this are of the typical Fudd mentality, and have zero interest in furthering the shooting and hunting sports for the future. Its either sour grapes that they can't afford a can, are lease "managers" that get off on control, or have absolutely no idea what a can does.

There are only positives to this ruling, no negatives. Those that think it will increase poaching, but aren't against hunting with a bow, fail to think rationally. Which is quieter? Which is easier to get?

Come on Fudds, get over yourselves, and join the rest of us in quiet celebration. This is a great development...especially for those of us that hunt with our kids.

If folks are okay with a $200 tax for deer hunting purposes, with approval and praise, what items will get legislated to be taxed next? I'm very cynical when it comes to politics b/c it's usually give & take, but NRA & TPW just streamlined the Feds some money and folks can't wait to pay them; will actually be waiting in line to pay them for an opportunity to hunt differently.

This makes it sound like you have some folks on the lease you don't trust. The group of guys I hunt with now, a suppressor wouldn't be an issue. But we have known guys before that I didnt trust.
I'm not going to buy one myself, but I'm glad it passed. Any ground we can gain is a positive.
I dont understand the kids/suppressor angle though. If the guy is prone to taking deer himself, and not letting his kids shoot, I just dont see how the amount of noise created by his rifle affects that. Maybe I just am not reading this in light in which you wrote it.

That's the tax associated with purchasing one. Outside the norm = different; how would it have been the norm If it had not been legal? There may come a time when lead containing bullets are banned since that was brought up(take waterfowl for instance....steel is now the norm, not many complaints). Change isn't always a good thing, the more complex it [hunting] becomes the more you can be nickel and dimed with the Feds thinking they can get further into your pockets. Not long ago private firearm ownership was before the SC and it amuses me to know that someone has the audacity to believe change is a good thing for something so simplistic. Keep letting the Feds get deeper involved and showing them ppl are willing to fork over money (and be happy) and those taxes being paying will get attached to other things.