Question for you NFA/ClassIII guys

[esrice]

I'm not very familiar with the NFA and ClassIII rules and regulations, or even the proper use of the 'lingo', but I do have a question.

What effect, if any, is there if you were to use a regulated item in a self-defense or home-defense situation?

Say you have a LEGALLY-OWNED suppressor on your pistol or a short-barreled shotgun that you use to stop an attack by an intruder in your home. Is there any law saying you can't? How would this look in a trial?

Just curious.

[Don]

Short barreled shotguns are illegal in indiana, You would not be looked at any different because thats all you had time to grab. We have no laws saying you must remove a suppressor to save your life.

[esrice]

Short-barreled shotguns are illegal? I thought someone on this board recently purchased one of those Super-Shorty shotguns like this --->

[Don]

Thats a a.o.w. Any Other Weapon. There is no buttstock on that to make it a SBS. NFA stuff has real fine lines on them things.

[esrice]

Gotcha! Now it makes sense.

Don, you have ever heard of anyone using any type of restricted item in self-defense?

[Don]

I never heard of anyone using one in a shooting type deal, however my SBR is the first thing I'm grabbing if someone is coming in my house.

[Lars]

I think that AOW shotgun is best suited as an anti-carjacking rig.

[bigcraig]

Don has pretty much answered the question, but I would just like to add, a good shoot is a good shoot it doesn't matter what tool you use. However, if you use a title II item you can expect some some interesting comments by the responding LEO's, just be prepared to explain that it is a legal item and have your appropriate form 1 or 4 to prove it, but leave the questions about the actual shooting incident for your attorney.

[Scutter01]

Originally Posted by bigcraig

just be prepared to explain that it is a legal item and have your appropriate form 1 or 4 to prove it, but leave the questions about the actual shooting incident for your attorney.

I would suggest rather "I want to comply fully with your investigation, but I would like to speak to my attorney first." Let the attorney explain that it's a legal item and let the attorney produce the form 1 or form 4.

[Kirk Freeman]

Don, you have ever heard of anyone using any type of restricted item in self-defense?

Yes, several incidents are detailed by Massad Ayoob writings. Prominent ones are the Ruger employee with the AC556 and a Florida dealer with a SW76.

The shooting in Indy by the gun store employee was not that MAC11 Title II? That did not turn out so well, no?