[Night Enforcer]

mikiek and vettestr, you are allowed to own a suppressor in all but about 16 states in the United States. A permit is not required for a suppressor in Arizona and no other states that I know of. A tax stamp issued by the ATF is the paperwork that is required. The cost is $200.00 for the tax stamp plus the cost of the suppressor.

The process in most states includng Arizona requires that the local primary law enforcement office perform an extensive background check on you after you have submitted the proper paperwork including a set of finger print cards. After this approval process, the ATF Forms, finger print cards and $200.00 is submitted to the NFA branch of the ATF for processing. They submit the info to the FBI for another background check. Once all the paperwork is processed by the ATF and FBI (currently running about 90-120 days) the tax stamp will be issued identifying the serial number of the suppressor, caliber, etc. and you can take possession of your new goody.

There should be several examples for sale at this weekends gun show in the Small Arms Review Building.

Trust me when I say they are great fun.