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Oregon Suppressors & Silencers Laws (2026)
Conditional: Suppressors are legal in Oregon once they are registered with the federal government.
Suppressors are legal in Oregon once they are registered with the federal government. ORS 166.272 makes possessing a silencer a Class B felony, and registration "as required under federal law" under the National Firearms Act (NFA) is the affirmative defense. The federal transfer tax that used to be $200 on an ATF Form 4 is now $0, and since October 9 2026 ATF has stopped enforcing the NFA's approval, registration and tax-stamp rules for suppressors, but that is enforcement discretion, not a repeal: the NFA is still law, ATF still accepts registrations, and Oregon's defense covers only a suppressor registered as federal law requires. Register it federally: an unregistered suppressor can still be a state felony in Oregon regardless of ATF non-enforcement.
Official source: oregonlegislature.gov →
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Suppressors & Silencers in states bordering Oregon
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- CaliforniaRestricted
Suppressors are banned in California: civilian possession of a silencer is a felony under California Penal Code 33410, regardless of any registration under the federal National Firearms Act (NFA). Only listed law-enforcement and military agencies are exempt.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · Full California rule →
- IdahoConditional
Suppressors are legal in Idaho, which has no statute banning civilian possession, and Fish and Game imposes no state restriction, so suppressors are legal for hunting all species. You need the federal ATF tax stamp under the National Firearms Act (NFA).
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: idfg.idaho.gov · Full Idaho rule →
- NevadaConditional
Suppressors are legal in Nevada when they are federally authorized. NRS 202.350 makes possessing a silencer a category C felony "unless authorized by federal law," and subsection 6 exempts anyone licensed or authorized under federal law, so a suppressor registered under the federal National Firearms Act (NFA), with an ATF tax stamp, is lawful.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: leg.state.nv.us · Full Nevada rule →
- WashingtonConditional
Suppressors are legal in Washington once they are registered with the federal government. …
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: app.leg.wa.gov · Full Washington rule →
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