are silencers legal to own in texas?
117171
They are legal to own and use! You have to purchase a silencer  from a class III licensed dealer, pay the $200 tax to the BATF to transfer it into your name and abide by all of the laws and regualtions that pertain to a NFA item such as this.  Thats the condensed version, but you sure can.
287427
Try looking at the local gun shops or outdoor sports stores.  You can also buy it easily enough online.  You would have to check with city ordinances to see if they have restriction on who can buy/ carry within city limits.
166090
Just Alabama.  States don't recognize other states CCW laws.  Check at NRA.com to be sure.
486693
A silencer works on the same principle of a car muffler. It provides a larger space for the muzzle blast to dissipate in, and is typically lined with a fireproof fabric to enhance it's silencing ability. It's disadvantages are that it adds length and weight toward the muzzle, making the rifle a bit harder to wield in close quarters. It also decreases the range of a rifle by absorbing propellant gas that would otherwise be used to push the bullet. \n\nThere is no way to silence a shotgun. The pellets would beat the hell out of the silencer.
1060537
a little difficult to put a silencer on napalm or scatterbombs ,the screams of the dying would be heard anyhow.\nor try putting a silencer on a howitzer,\n\nand who needs to be saved ,the guys dropping the bombs are far away from the action.\non close combat you dont have to worry they got silencers on automatic hand guns
137320
Why is this any of your business? If you and your neighbor are not friendly enough for you to ask him "Hey, I was wondering, do you own any firearms?" then it's really nothing you need to know. Butt out of people's private matters.
739595
depends on the state.  most places it is considered a weapon and you must have it registered.\nif its registered then ya.  you can have a rifle in your car as long as it is unloaded, the safety is on, and the bolt is open.\ncarrying it on you in public places is a different story. you will need a concealed weapons permit.
650566
"FIRST OF ALL, it is illegal to own any form of M16 such as M-4, M-1, M-15 according to my knowledge. Some couple of years ago, I think President Bush put up some arms restrictions. No citizen can own any form of an AK or M-16. It was something like that." \n\n\n\nOR NOT\n\nYou can own an M16, M4, m4, M15 as long as it it set to single shot. also the civy version is the AR 15, and are used in law enforcement.\n\nthe Carbine was the M 14\n\nGo to any pawn shop in killeen texas. LOL
834577
According to UK law, exhaust silencers should be clearly marked 'For road use' -  any others are probably illegal.  But a lot of motorcyclists, especially teenagers on 'powered roller skates',  buy noisy, illegal 'cans' and put them on their machines because in their minds noise equals power. \nThey are deluded, of course.   In any case, a quiet machine that can accelerate swiftly and smoothly will _always_ be more impressive (and acceptable) than Joe Bloggs on his 250 cc machine sounding like an Isle of Man entrant (but actually creeping along!).  Fortunately,  there are definitely fewer really loud machines on the roads these days. And for those who say that noisy machines help the rider to be noted, well that is not really true since the noise  _follows_ , not _precedes_  the rider....  Lights, bright clothing and sticking to speed limits is the way to avoid an accident - not noise.
387734
I have heard of a town in Texas.  They brought up the law several years ago and still use it: Everyone is required to have a gun.  You have to walk around and have a sidearm, and you get fined if you DON'T have one.  Crime rate is zero.  If someone wants to shoot someone else, there are 20 others standing nearby ready to shoot.\nI'd certainly feel safer (and cooler).
920810
None. They are legal as long as you are 18 when your purchase it. Its a legal sport across the U.S. But paintball is a but more mainstream if more expensive.
774964
In California I'm pretty sure it's legal. I had one for years. You could always just call the police station and ask. \n.
797135
Bound's hubby here:\n\nMany of the answers contained herein are good answers. If you dissect an automobile muffler, there is very little conceptual difference from a firearms' silencer (or more correctly, suppressor). \n\nThe firearm's silencer contains a perforated barrel extension, that allows the propellant gases to flow into the expansion chamber formed by the barrel extension and the outer shell. Between the barrel extension and the outer shell is a medium, typically, steel wool. As the gasses flow into the expansion chamber the gases flow around/through the steel wool, cooling the gasses, and muting the crack of the shot (to a degree). Silencers will work with both sonic and subsonic ammunition ... it is that the silencer is MORE EFFECTIVE with subsonic ammunition. \n\nWhat many people have neglected to state, is the silencer's effect on the external ballistics of the projectile. Typically, the bleed-off of the propellant gasses slows the velocity of the projectile, reducing both its muzzle velocity and its muzzle energy! A firearm shot with both a silencer on and off, will hit in different places, and different effects on the object being shot.\n\nGood luck!
167198
contact the BATF, but this differs from state to state...if you live in communis...sorry california and some new england states then there is a long list of illegal firearms and banned guns, but if you life in a relatively free state then the only weapons that are banned is anything fully auto and anything silenced, UNLESS you purchase permit and have it registered with the BATF...why do you ask?
689728
Most states in the west like Texas and Georgia have a law that a civilian can own a firearm legally.  Once it is displayed in public view for all to see.  If you are driving it must be displayed on the dash board of the vehicle.  I don't know of any other states at the moment.
524402
check out these links\n\nwww.noisecontrol.nl/en/persluchtgeluiddempers_en.html\n\nwww.univer.com.au/atfs.HTM\n\nwww.vaccon.com/PDFs/pg47_1-1.pdf\n\nwww.thomasnet.com/products/ pneumatic-silencers-62001607-1.html
354388
Look into Gemtech and AAC.  Both of them make good suppressors that can be purchased legally, thru licensed dealers with the appropriate NFA tax stamp.  I suggest you get a threaded suppressor rather than an internal suppressor since that way, you can use it any weapons you own with matching threads on the barrel.