Is there a form for the destruction of a suppressor?

[Joe86]

I destroyed my cheap licensed suppressor (which was surpassingly hard to do). Is there a form or other way to apply to the ATF to get my class 3 license deleted, removed or whatever the correct word is?

Thanks for any help?

 

[Darrell]

Google is your friend... again....

Do you Need to Notify the ATF if you Destroy an NFA Firearm?

by National Gun Trusts March 19, 2021

There is no requirement to notify the NFA of an NFA Firearm that you have destroyed.  The ATF does however advise that you do for the records.  If you choose to notify the ATF of the NFA Firearm that you destroyed, they request that you send them a letter with your information to them alongside supporting documents, pictures, etc showing that the NFA Firearm was destroyed.  Silencers that need to be destroyed, firearms that can't be repaired, etc are just two reasons why you might destroy the NFA firearms.

[MacGyver]

Yep.  A letter to your particular office is more than appropriate.

I’ve known a few people who’ve taken receivers off the registry in a similar way.  

[Joe86]

Thank you

[DHF]

This is a link to the ATF document you can download on how it is to be destroyed... for what it is worth as they do not say anything about having to submit documentation of the destruction.  I would keep pictures or a video for my own records, though.

ATF Document on how to destroy the suppressor is here:  https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/guide/silencer-destruction-diagram

[Rockmup]

On 6/8/2024 at 7:26 PM, MacGyver said:

Yep.  A letter to your particular office is more than appropriate.

I’ve known a few people who’ve taken receivers off the registry in a similar way.  

Just to be clear, this is a very different thing. 

You can remove receivers from the registry without destroying them.