State Legality Matrix / Suppressors / Delaware
Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-10
No. Possessing a firearm silencer as a destructive weapon is a class E felony, even with a federal NFA stamp.
Controlling law: 11 Del. C. § 1444
Exempts military members, authorized Delaware police, and certified state or federal wildlife biologists for wildlife disease or population control. No 2025-2026 repeal has passed; the ban remains in force.
Suppressors are federally legal to own under the NFA. As of January 1, 2026 the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (signed July 2025) zeroed the federal making and transfer tax on suppressors, formerly $200. Form 4 or Form 1, fingerprints, the NICS background check, and NFA registration are all still required; ATF eForm approvals currently run days to a couple of weeks.
Scope: Firearm suppressors (silencers) as defined by the NFA. Federal NFA compliance (Form 4 or Form 1, fingerprints, NICS, registration) is required everywhere they are legal.
No. Possessing a firearm silencer as a destructive weapon is a class E felony, even with a federal NFA stamp. Controlling law: 11 Del. C. § 1444.
The controlling law is 11 Del. C. § 1444. Possessing a firearm silencer as a destructive weapon is a class E felony, even with a federal NFA stamp.
Suppressors are federally legal to own under the NFA. As of January 1, 2026 the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (signed July 2025) zeroed the federal making and transfer tax on suppressors, formerly $200. Form 4 or Form 1, fingerprints, the NICS background check, and NFA registration are all still required; ATF eForm approvals currently run days to a couple of weeks.