MA Suppressor (RI too)

[CarouselOfProgress]

Down in CT we shockingly are allowed to own suppressors . I do come back home to MA / RI and shoot with friends on occasion. My reading of the statutes is that there is no exemptions for LE to have them at all outside of being used on duty so I have left it at home.

I just want to make sure I'm reading that right bc it certainly makes shooting more enjoyable to have them on. I primarily shoot in MA, but curious if anyone knows about Rhody too. Thanks!

 

[pinefd]

All NFA items, including suppressors, are illegal in RI, but don't know if there are any exceptions for LE. Here's the wording of the law: "It is a violation of state law to possess any NFA weapon or silencers with the exception of Class III FFLs." So I assume this means that the law applies to LE as well, but again, I don't know for sure.


Frank

 

[CarouselOfProgress]

Wow, I missed that one, thanks. I thought SBRs were legal there too with an ATF form 20. I missed that - will need to turn the SBR back into a pistol in RI.

 

[Cap'n Mike]

In Mass if its a Department issued Suppressor your ok.

Section 10A: Selling, giving or using silencers; confiscation and destruction​

Section 10A. Any person, other than a federally licensed firearms manufacturer, an authorized agent of the municipal police training committee, or a duly authorized sworn law enforcement officer while acting within the scope of official duties and under the direct authorization of the police chief or his designee, or the colonel of the state police, who sells or keeps for sale, or offers, or gives or disposes of by any means other than submitting to an authorized law enforcement agency, or uses or possesses any instrument, attachment, weapon or appliance for causing the firing of any gun, revolver, pistol or other firearm to be silent or intended to lessen or muffle the noise of the firing of any gun, revolver, pistol or other firearm shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five years in state prison or for not more than two and one-half years in a jail or house of correction. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit a federally licensed firearms manufacturer from selling such instrument, attachment, weapon or appliance to authorized law enforcement agencies for law enforcement purposes or to the municipal police training committee for law enforcement training. Upon conviction of a violation of this section, the instrument, attachment or other article shall be confiscated by the commonwealth and forwarded, by the authority of the written order of the court, to the colonel of the state police, who shall destroy said article.

 

[GL2020]

Surprised CT allows them. Good for you.

RI they’ve seen too many mob movies where someone goes pew-pew. Can’t have that. Thanks Hollywood!

 

[CarouselOfProgress]

Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately (in this case) personally owned, not a department item. People complain about the noise and then don't allow for mitigation. Makes about as much sense as most of the gun laws up here.