Suppressor newb question

[Shady]

What Documents Should I Carry With My NFA Firearm?

We advise our clients that they should always have a copy of the ATF tax stamp for each NFA firearm in their possession, a copy of the NFA gun trust if the firearm is owned by a trust, and their Texas driver's license. Federal law requires a person possessing a registered NFA firearm to retain pr

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There is no Texas law that requires you to have proof of registration on your person when you have a NFA firearm in your possession. However, it is a felony to be in possession of an unregistered NFA firearm. How is the law enforcement officer going to know whether your NFA firearm is registered or not?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I keep the tax stamp page in a gallon freezer bag, it fits perfectly and keeps it shielded from the weather. It won't wear out and can be rolled up instead of folded.

You carry the original with you?

 

[baboon]

I bought ringed not book for my originals & shot reduced copies then laminated them for traveling. I went so far as to make 2 copies of each one. The ringed note book is in the safe with the items.

 

[lightflyer1]

Originals in the safe. Paper copies in all my range bags and pics on the phone, just in case. I even have them on a zip drive on my keychain.

 

[GeorgeS]

Remember that that the passage of HB 957 last year contained an anti-commandeering clause precluding any Texas law enforcement from assisting the federal government in enforcing NFA laws regarding silencers.
Text as passed:
SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS
PROHIBITED
Sec. 2.101. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to:
(1) the State of Texas, including an agency,
department, commission, bureau, board, office, council, court, or
other entity that is in any branch of state government and that is
created by the constitution or a statute of this state, including a
university system or a system of higher education;
(2) the governing body of a municipality, county, or
special district or authority;
(3) an officer, employee, or other body that is part of
a municipality, county, or special district or authority, including
a sheriff, municipal police department, municipal attorney, or
county attorney; and
(4) a district attorney or criminal district attorney.
Sec. 2.102. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICY REGARDING
ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL FIREARM LAWS. (a) An entity described by
Section 2.101 may not adopt a rule, order, ordinance, or policy
under which the entity enforces, or by consistent action allows the
enforcement of, a federal statute, order, rule, or regulation that
purports to regulate a firearm suppressor if the statute, order,
rule, or regulation imposes a prohibition, restriction, or other
regulation that does not exist under the laws of this state.
(b) No entity described by Section 2.101 and no person
employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the
entity may enforce or attempt to enforce any federal statute,
order, rule, or regulation described by Subsection (a).
Sec. 2.103. STATE GRANT FUNDS. (a) An entity described by
Section 2.101 may not receive state grant funds if the entity adopts
a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the entity enforces
a federal law described by Section 2.102(a) or, by consistent
action, allows the enforcement of a federal law described by
Section 2.102(a).
(b) State grant funds for the entity shall be denied for the
fiscal year following the year in which a final judicial
determination in an action brought under this subchapter is made
that the entity has violated Section 2.102(a).
Sec. 2.104. ENFORCEMENT. (a) Any citizen residing in the
jurisdiction of an entity described by Section 2.101 may file a
complaint with the attorney general if the citizen offers evidence
to support an allegation that the entity has adopted a rule, order,
ordinance, or policy under which the entity enforces a federal law
described by Section 2.102(a) or that the entity, by consistent
action, allows the enforcement of a federal law described by
Section 2.102(a). The citizen must include with the complaint any
evidence the citizen has in support of the complaint.
(b) If the attorney general determines that a complaint
filed under Subsection (a) against an entity described by Section
2.101 is valid, to compel the entity's compliance with this
subchapter the attorney general may file a petition for a writ of
mandamus or apply for other appropriate equitable relief in a
district court in Travis County or in a county in which the
principal office of the entity is located. The attorney general may
recover reasonable expenses incurred obtaining relief under this
subsection, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees,
investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.
(c) An appeal of a suit brought under Subsection (b) is
governed by the procedures for accelerated appeals in civil cases
under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. The appellate court
shall render its final order or judgment with the least possible
delay.