State Legality MatrixSuppressorsNew Jersey
Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-10 · State detail verified 2026-07-31
Banned
No. Knowingly possessing a firearm silencer is a crime of the fourth degree.
Controlling law: N.J. Stat. § 2C:39-3(c)
Contested entry
Exempts armed forces and National Guard members and duly authorized on-duty law enforcement, plus a narrow special deer-management permit exception. Manufacture, transport, and sale are separately barred by N.J. Stat. § 2C:39-9.
The statute in practice
New Jersey section 2C:39-3(c) addresses knowing possession of a firearm silencer, while section 2C:39-9 separately covers manufacture, transport, shipment, sale, and disposition. The exceptions are narrow and role-specific, so a federal registration document is not itself a general New Jersey exception.
Federal law
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.
Common questions
No. Knowingly possessing a firearm silencer is a crime of the fourth degree. Controlling law: N.J. Stat. § 2C:39-3(c).
The controlling law is N.J. Stat. § 2C:39-3(c). Knowingly possessing a firearm silencer is a crime of the fourth degree.
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.