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Missouri Class III Laws
gars320
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I have a question for some Missouri legal types or someone with personal experience. I have a legal Class III Uzi with suppressor in Indiana on a form 4, soon I will be moving to Missouri. Can I take my legal class III with or do I have to get rid of it? I don't have a C&R License. Thanks.
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State by State Chart of NFA Restrictions
The data contained within this page is copyrighted by James Bardwell and is reproduced here with permission. I have added information regarding the 11/13/2003 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding "home made" machine guns. That added content, the formatting, and HTML is copyright Brian A. Blakley. All other rights are reserved by James Bardwell.
On 11/13/2003 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (which is not usually a friend of gun owners) held that 18 USC 922(o) (the 1986 machine gun manufacturing ban) does not apply to "home made" machine guns. The court reasoned that since such firearms have not moved in, nor do they affect interstate commerce, the Federal government does not have the authority to regulate them. No disposition of the government's authority to tax these items has been made however which has led many citizens in the states governed by the Ninth Circuit to file an ATF Form 1 applying to manufacture a "home made" machine gun. ATF has a duty to collect the taxes with which it is charged to administer and with 922(o) now inapplicable to citizens in the Ninth Circuit, it would seem ATF would have to approve such Form 1's (if the applicant is not otherwise prohibited from owning a machine gun). No word yet on any approvals or denials. I have updated the chart below to include an asterisk by the states in the Ninth Circuit (states in which it would now seem to be legal to make a "home made" machine gun after getting a Form 1 approved). If you intend to file an ATF Form 1, you should know that the form must be filed in duplicate, requires two sets of fingerprints on cards provided by the ATF (see the "ATF Distribution Center" entry on the "ATF Phone Numbers" page to order), and must be accompanied by the U.S. Citizenship Certification form.
States and possessions in the Ninth Circuit are: California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. It is important to note that this ruling does not affect state law. States may still regulate all machine guns as they see fit. All state laws must be complied with.
Quoting James Bardwell:
Here is my attempt to list what state allows what in terms of NFA weapons. The "Y" indicates state law allows private individuals to own the weapon in question. Most of the "Y" states require the weapons be possessed in compliance with federal law to be legal under state law. Some of the "N" states may allow only police officers to possess them, or dealers, or neither. Basically if the privileged class was so narrow, by statute, I said "N". In many states the class of folks able to own NFA weapons is narrow by practice (California), or because no law enforcement officers will sign the certification needed for a transfer to an individual.
Some of the "N" states may also have grandfathered weapons, the "N" applies to a current transaction. Some "N" states may also allow unserviceable weapons. Some states may regulate one or more of these weapons as handguns.
State Machine
Guns Sound
Suppressor Short
Rifle Short
Shotgun AOW Large Bore
DD Explosive
DD Comments
AK* Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
AL Y Y N N Y Y ?
AR Y Y Y Y Y Y ? (state registration of pistol cal. MG's over .30)
AZ* Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
CA* Y N Y Y Y Y Y (requires discretionary and rarely issued permit for mg, lbdd or expdd from state Dept. of Justice; no AOW pen guns; C&R sg, sr only)
CO Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (requires state explosives permit for expdd)
CT Y Y Y Y Y Y ? (no select fire mg's-full auto's only, after 1993 assault weapon ban, state registration of mg's)
DE N N Y N Y Y N (no smooth bore pistol AOW's)
FL Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
GA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (no incendiary expdd's)
HI* N N N N N N N
IA N Y Y Y Y Y Y (only si, sr, sg, lbdd and expdd designated as collector's items by the Comm'r of Public Safety - they use the ATF C&R list)
State Machine
Guns Sound
Suppressor Short
Rifle Short
Shotgun AOW Large Bore
DD Explosive
DD Comments
ID* Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
IL N N N N Y ? N
IN Y Y Y N Y Y N
KS N N Y N Y Y N DEWAT machine guns are OK.
KY Y Y Y Y Y Y ?
LA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (mg's require a permit to purchase - war relics only; mg's, sr, si, sg and some expdd's require a permit to purchase)
MA Y N Y N N Y N (license for mg's required; 1998 law bans covert firearms (AOW's), short shotguns)
MD Y Y Y Y Y Y N (mg's must be registered)
ME Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
MI Y N Y Y Y Y Y (FFL needed to own machine guns; no incendiary expdd; C&R sr, sg only)
MN Y N Y Y Y Y ? (C&R mg, sg only, registration required)
MO Y N Y Y Y N N (C&R mg, sr, sg only to non-FFL holders; FFL holders (including C&R) any mg, sr, sg)
State Machine
Guns Sound
Suppressor Short
Rifle Short
Shotgun AOW Large Bore
DD Explosive
DD Comments
MS Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (as of 7/1/00, silencers are legal, but must be registered with the state)
MT* Y Y Y Y Y N N (state law banning silencers and requiring pistol cal. mg's over .30 be registered with state repealed 4/23/99)
NE Y Y Y Y Y Y N
NC Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (sheriff's permit required for mg's; must be FFL holder (including C&R) for mg, si, sr, sg lbdd and expdd, or fall into another exception, see comments below)
ND Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (fed. "licensees" required to register all NFA weapons with state when possessed for "protection or sale")
NH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
NJ Y N N N Y N N (mg requires discretionary and rarely issued permit from state court)
NM Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
NV* Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
NY N N N N Y Y N (AOW smooth bore handguns are allowed, on a state pistol license)
OH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
OK Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
State Machine
Guns Sound
Suppressor Short
Rifle Short
Shotgun AOW Large Bore
DD Explosive
DD Comments
OR* Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (no incendiary expdd's)
PA Y Y Y Y Y Y N
RI N N N N Y Y ?
SC Y Y Y Y Y Y ? In 2001, S.C. law was changed to permit all Federally registered items.
SD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
TN Y Y Y Y Y Y ?
TX Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
UT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (state registration of all mg's)
VT Y N Y Y Y Y Y
WA* N Y N N Y Y N (silencer may not be used on a gun)
WI Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (permit required for expdd, no incendiary expdd's; no pistol caliber mg's w/o permit)
State Machine
Guns Sound
Suppressor Short
Rifle Short
Shotgun AOW Large Bore
DD Explosive
DD Comments
WV Y Y Y Y Y Y ?
WY Y Y Y Y Y Y ?
* = This state is part of the Ninth Circuit. See top of page regarding "home made" machine gun ruling.
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