Hello all, looking for some advice.
I will be relocating to NC in the near future from FL. I currently own a couple of suppressors. I called the NC states attorney office today to ask about bringing the suppressors with me. I was told that “you cannot own a suppressor in NC unless you are law enforcement or US Military/Government agency”. I know this is crap as is most advice/answers you get from a lawyer in the states attorney’s office. He referred me to NC statue 14-288.8 (b) & (C3) which does indeed say:
”14.288.8 section (C3) - Any firearm capable of fully automatic fire, any shotgun with a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length or an overall length of less than 26 inches, any rifle with a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length or an overall length of less than 26 inches, “any muffler or silencer for any firearm, whether or not such firearm is included within this definition”.
However section (2) of which he referred me to says unless you are a (paraphrased) “collector of firearms, licensed under the laws of the United States or the State of North Carolina,”.
He closed by suggesting I contact a personal lawyer for legal advice before I bring them to NC. So that is my question. Does anybody have any NC lawyers that can offer advice on this subject matter before I move up there? Also reference to any NC statue sections other than 14-288.8. These suppressors are owned in an Florida NFA trust, if that has any additional hurdles.
I also stopped in at the local sheriff's office and he also said noway, not in his county. I thought that CLEO only needed to sign off on the purchase as an individual. This is the reason I used an NFA trust to buy mine in FL.
Thanks in advance. firedog@cfl.rr.com
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/statutes/statutelookup.pl?statute=14-288.8
I will be relocating to NC in the near future from FL. I currently own a couple of suppressors. I called the NC states attorney office today to ask about bringing the suppressors with me. I was told that “you cannot own a suppressor in NC unless you are law enforcement or US Military/Government agency”. I know this is crap as is most advice/answers you get from a lawyer in the states attorney’s office. He referred me to NC statue 14-288.8 (b) & (C3) which does indeed say:
”14.288.8 section (C3) - Any firearm capable of fully automatic fire, any shotgun with a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length or an overall length of less than 26 inches, any rifle with a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length or an overall length of less than 26 inches, “any muffler or silencer for any firearm, whether or not such firearm is included within this definition”.
However section (2) of which he referred me to says unless you are a (paraphrased) “collector of firearms, licensed under the laws of the United States or the State of North Carolina,”.
He closed by suggesting I contact a personal lawyer for legal advice before I bring them to NC. So that is my question. Does anybody have any NC lawyers that can offer advice on this subject matter before I move up there? Also reference to any NC statue sections other than 14-288.8. These suppressors are owned in an Florida NFA trust, if that has any additional hurdles.
I also stopped in at the local sheriff's office and he also said noway, not in his county. I thought that CLEO only needed to sign off on the purchase as an individual. This is the reason I used an NFA trust to buy mine in FL.
Thanks in advance. firedog@cfl.rr.com
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/statutes/statutelookup.pl?statute=14-288.8