Sound Suppressor considered a "flash suppressor" per MD law?

[AssMan]

If the opinion doesn't go our way we'll just blame Chad.

Our opinions are the same.

i believe these posts were sarcasm.

Yes, it was a joke.

 

[tc617]

My comment about blaming Chad was a joke... But a joke is not really funny unless there is a smidgen of truth.

More added on top of previous

 

[AssMan]

My comment about blaming Chad was a joke... But a joke is not really funny unless there is a smidgen of truth.

More added on top of previous

Fair enough. Not looking to jerk anyone's chain. Chad knows his stuff, not denying that, but the answer posed in the OP was determined (really in my initial post) but certainly by post 5 or so. Everyone's input was and is appreciated. I don't, however like the insinuation that I or anyone else in the thread was looking to be "clever" and/or seeking to do something outside of the law, stupid or otherwise. It's an incorrect assumption and entirely unnecessary.

The above notwithstanding, I think we've pretty much covered this one : despite multiple and differing different definitions at both the state and federal level, a suppressor/silencer is an evil feature in MD - SBR's included.

/thread

 

[Pinecone]

Not to argue the point but, isn't that also an unintended benefit?

It doesn't matter. According to FSA2013, if it reduces the flash, no matter whether it is is meant to or not, it is a flash suppressor.

Intended or unintended.

 

[randyho]

kill me

 

[outrider58]

It doesn't matter. According to FSA2013, if it reduces the flash, no matter whether it is is meant to or not, it is a flash suppressor.

Intended or unintended.

So I hear

 

[TapRackBang]

It doesn't matter. According to FSA2013, if it reduces the flash, no matter whether it is is meant to or not, it is a flash suppressor.

Intended or unintended.

Which, of course, means holding your Modern Sporting Rifle with your thumb over the rail as people do makes it a copycat since it will "PERCEPTIBLY REDUCE OR REDIRECT MUZZLE FLASH FROM THE SHOOTER’S FIELD OF VISION."

Fsck me gently with a chainsaw. I used to love Maryland.

 

[tc617]

Shoving the barrel up a cat's ass also has the unintended benefit of reducing muzzle flash... Just saying.

 

[outrider58]

Shoving the barrel up a cat's ass also has the unintended benefit of reducing muzzle flash... Just saying.

Muzzle flash or muzzle splash?

 

[Devil Dog]

If what everyone is saying in this thread were true, SBRs could be less than 29" in OAL. Under current interpretation by MSP, an SBR can be a copycat rifle. As such, you can't have a folding stock and flash hider on your SBR. That includes suppressors. Under MD law, a flash Suppressor is :

(G) “FLASH SUPPRESSOR” MEANS A DEVICE THAT FUNCTIONS, OR IS INTENDED TO FUNCTION, TO PERCEPTIBLY REDUCE OR REDIRECT MUZZLE FLASH FROM THE SHOOTER’S FIELD OF VISION.

I think it's pretty clear a suppressor would be a flash suppressor for purposes of the copycat provisions.

This.

 

[Pmbspyder]

This post belongs in the handgun section, but if you're really worried you can make it a handgun with a folding sigbrace and use a suppressor. Then you fall into the "shouldering" weeds, but at least you can run your folding brace and suppressor.