Texas won't prosecute you for having an unregistered silencer, and won't help the feds prosecute you.What was the point?
Democrat neighbors still might snitch.
I know of more than a few Dems who hold unregistered class 3 weapons and a few Elephants with whom I do not discuss firearm ownership. You gotta know threat recognition in this crazy environment. This is TGT however I do not talk about my hidden weapons , stored round count or other sensitive private information here. I do enjoy hearing about ideas and techniques and share some of mine.Democrat neighbors still might snitch.
I know of more than a few Dems who hold unregistered class 3 weapons and a few Elephants with whom I do not discuss firearm ownership. You gotta know threat recognition in this crazy environment. This is TGT however I do not talk about my hidden weapons , stored round count or other sensitive private information here. I do enjoy hearing about ideas and techniques and share some of mine.
Why yes I did in general terms, guess my partsheimers is slipping thruDidn't you kind of just do that....
Soo, the law that was signed, has no real legal protection on a federal level? From the little I've read from other states that have similar laws, the person selling and buying can and have been prosecuted and convicted by ATF. (Please correct me if wrong).
Simply put, suppressor are regulated at the federal level, so it really doesn't matter what a state passes as far as any laws stating whatever, the feds can and will prosecute you if you have not complied with federal law concerning them.
And yes, they have already prosecuted people where in states that had such laws. And the courts even upheld the convictions when the cases were appealed to a higher court.
So in nutshell, until the ATF makes different laws, it is what it is for now.
Soo, the law that was signed, has no real legal protection on a federal level? From the little I've read from other states that have similar laws, the person selling and buying can and have been prosecuted and convicted by ATF. (Please correct me if wrong).
Simply put, suppressor are regulated at the federal level, so it really doesn't matter what a state passes as far as any laws stating whatever, the feds can and will prosecute you if you have not complied with federal law concerning them.
And yes, they have already prosecuted people where in states that had such laws. And the courts even upheld the convictions when the cases were appealed to a higher court.
So in nutshell, until the ATF makes different laws, it is what it is for now.
No, this is quite correct
Excellent posts. This is merely a "feel good" law, perhaps submitted as a challenge to the BATF. My understanding that Gov. Abbot has announced his intentions to seek re-election? [Don't know about Lt.Gov. Patrick.]
No, this is quite correct.
What was the point?
What if you use a firearm with a suppressor that is not NFA registered to defend yourself at home? I assume that the case would only be handled by Texas law enforcement so there would be no Federal involvement so no ATF to worry about right?