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Suppressors

Caliber range as stated by the manufacturer, thread, diameter, length and weight — and how each country classifies suppressors.

Legal position by country

Every country has its own rules. For each, this shows how its firearms law classifies the item — with the wording, the legal reference and when it was checked. What applies in a given case depends on the country, the permits held and the gun.

prohibited
Possession is prohibited; at most an individual exemption from a central authority remains.
only with a permit or exemption
Allowed with a firearms license, for certain purposes (such as hunting or sport) or with an official exemption — the wording says which.
not covered by firearms law
The country’s firearms act does not mention the item (for magazines: below the limit). Hunting, state or provincial law may still regulate it.
not surveyed
There is no checked statement for this country. That is not a clearance.

United States (federal law) only with a permit or exemption

Under federal law a suppressor is an NFA firearm (26 U.S.C. § 5845(a)(7)): under the statute, acquisition requires an approved application and entry in the federal registry, and possession without registration is a crime (26 U.S.C. § 5861(d)). On 9 October 2026 the ATF announced that it will no longer require approval, registration or a tax stamp for suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and AOWs — for anyone. The statute and the regulations (27 CFR 479.62, 479.84) are unchanged, and the policy can be withdrawn; federal background checks and state laws still apply. If the policy is withdrawn, an item made or acquired without registration cannot simply be registered afterwards — under the unchanged statute, possessing it is a felony (26 U.S.C. 5861(d); 27 CFR 479.101(b)). State law differs – some states prohibit possession, others tie it to federal registration; there, the safe course is to keep treating registration as mandatory.

Legal reference: 26 U.S.C. § 5845(a)(7); 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) · Checked 09/2026 · NFA and your authority have the final say.

Canada prohibited

Every suppressor is a prohibited device (Criminal Code s. 84(1)). Possession without a licence is an offence, and the law provides such a licence only for businesses (Criminal Code s. 92(2); Firearms Act s. 11).

Legal reference: Criminal Code s. 84(1); Criminal Code s. 92(2); Firearms Act s. 11 · Checked 09/2026 · Criminal Code and your authority have the final say.

Other countries

Germany only with a permit or exemption

A suppressor is treated like the weapon it is intended for (WaffG Anl. 1 Abschn. 1 UA 1 Nr. 1.3): permit required for a weapon that requires a permit, no permit for a permit-free one. For hunters, the acquisition rules for hunting weapons apply accordingly; they may only use it with long guns approved for hunting that fire centerfire cartridges, when hunting and in hunting practice shooting (WaffG § 13 Abs. 9). The act has no specific rule for sport shooters; a permit requires a need, which the approved rulebooks usually do not establish.

Legal reference: WaffG Anl. 1 Abschn. 1 UA 1 Nr. 1.3; WaffG § 13 Abs. 9 · Checked 09/2026 · WaffG and your authority have the final say.

Austria only with a permit or exemption

Suppressors are prohibited, even without a weapon (§ 17 Abs. 1 Z 5 WaffG 1996). Exempt are holders of a valid hunting card who hunt regularly (§ 17 Abs. 3b WaffG 1996); if the hunting card ends, the suppressor must be handed to an authorized person within six months. Sport shooters are not exempt – for them only an exemption permit from the authority remains.

Legal reference: § 17 Abs. 1 Z 5 WaffG 1996; § 17 Abs. 3b WaffG 1996 · Checked 09/2026 · WaffG 1996 and your authority have the final say.

Switzerland only with a permit or exemption

Suppressors are weapon accessories: acquisition and transfer are prohibited (Art. 4 Abs. 2 lit. a, Art. 5 Abs. 2 lit. d WG); the canton may grant an exemption for legitimate reasons (Art. 28b WG). The law names e.g. professional needs, physical disability and collecting – not hunting or sport, but the list is not exhaustive. Since 1 February 2025 the federal hunting ordinance no longer lists the suppressor among prohibited hunting aids; the canton may still prohibit it for hunting. Anyone who acquired one lawfully may keep it.

Legal reference: Art. 4 Abs. 2 lit. a, Art. 5 Abs. 2 lit. d WG; Art. 28b WG · Checked 09/2026 · WG and your authority have the final say.

Poland only with a permit or exemption

A permit for a weapon fitted with or adapted for a suppressor is only issued for hunting (art. 10 ust. 5 pkt 3 uoBiA) – and even then it may only be used for a sanitary cull ordered by the authority (art. 10 ust. 5a uoBiA). Sport, collector and protection permits do not cover it. Dealers may sell the suppressor itself only to hunting districts and to hunters holding a hunting permit and hunting qualifications (art. 61 ust. 8 pkt 2a ustawy z 13.06.2019); whether merely possessing a suppressor without a matching permit is allowed is not regulated by the weapons act – this is disputed.

Legal reference: art. 10 ust. 5 pkt 3 uoBiA; art. 10 ust. 5a uoBiA · Checked 09/2026 · uoBiA and your authority have the final say.

Czechia only with a permit or exemption

Suppressors are subject to the rules for category R4 weapons (§ 9 odst. 4 z. č. 90/2024 Sb.): handling only with a firearms authorization or firearms license; the law does not require a particular purpose.

Legal reference: § 9 odst. 4 z. č. 90/2024 Sb. · Checked 09/2026 · z. č. 90/2024 Sb. and your authority have the final say.

Estonia only with a permit or exemption

The right to own a suppressor comes with the weapons permit (RelvS § 20¹ lg 3). It may only be fitted and used at a shooting range, a shooting ground, when hunting and in the further cases the law refers to there; on a long gun registered for hunting or sport it may stay fitted as long as the gun is only carried there (RelvS § 20¹ lg 3¹).

Legal reference: RelvS § 20¹ lg 3; RelvS § 20¹ lg 3¹ · Checked 09/2026 · RelvS and your authority have the final say.

Lithuania only with a permit or exemption

Suppressors may only be acquired, owned and used by holders of a weapons permit for sport, hunting, service in the Riflemen's Union or soldiers' training (GŠKĮ 13 str. 11 d.); otherwise they are prohibited (GŠKĮ 7 str. 3 d. 6 p.). A permit for self-defense or collecting is not enough.

Legal reference: GŠKĮ 13 str. 11 d.; GŠKĮ 7 str. 3 d. 6 p. · Checked 09/2026 · GŠKĮ and your authority have the final say.

Finland only with a permit or exemption

A suppressor requires a permit (ampuma-aselaki 3 §, 18 §). Anyone holding a permit to possess a firearm needs no separate permit to acquire, possess or transfer a suppressor (ampuma-aselaki 19 § 1 mom. 3 k.).

Legal reference: ampuma-aselaki 3 §, 18 §; ampuma-aselaki 19 § 1 mom. 3 k. · Checked 09/2026 · ampuma-aselaki and your authority have the final say.

Italy prohibited

Manufacture, import and sale of suppressors are only permitted for the armed forces, state corps or export (art. 2, secondo comma, L. 110/1975); hunting with a suppressed firearm is prohibited (art. 21 co. 1 lett. u) L. 157/1992). The provision does not expressly mention possession; under the case law of the Court of Cassation, however, a suppressor is a part of a weapon (parte di arma), and possessing one without legal title is a criminal offense (Cass. pen. Sez. 7, ord. n. 3521/2024).

Legal reference: art. 2, secondo comma, L. 110/1975; art. 21 co. 1 lett. u) L. 157/1992 · Checked 09/2026 · L. 110/1975 and your authority have the final say.

France only with a permit or exemption

A suppressor that does not change how the firearm works is not considered a weapon (R311-1 IV 2° CSI). It may only be acquired, however, by someone who presents a validated hunting license, a sport shooting license or a collector's card, together with the possession document for the firearm it is intended for (R312-45-2, R312-53 CSI). Whether it may be used for hunting is not covered by this statement.

Legal reference: R311-1 IV 2° CSI; R312-45-2, R312-53 CSI · Checked 10/2026 · Code de la sécurité intérieure and your authority have the final say.

Spain prohibited

Suppressors for firearms are prohibited – advertising, buying, selling, possessing and using them (art. 5.1 k RA). The Reglamento de Armas makes no exception for hunters or sport shooters; only specially authorized officials are exempt.

Legal reference: art. 5.1 k RA · Checked 10/2026 · Reglamento de Armas and your authority have the final say.

Denmark only with a permit or exemption

A suppressor for firearms requires a permit (§ 1 Stk. 1 Nr. 9 våbenloven). Anyone who lawfully owns a rifle, a shotgun or an air rifle can get a permit for a matching suppressor; hunters receive it together with the permit for a hunting rifle (§ 7 våbencirkulæret). Otherwise only in special cases.

Legal reference: § 1 Stk. 1 Nr. 9 våbenloven; § 7 våbencirkulæret · Checked 10/2026 · våbenloven and your authority have the final say.

Sweden only with a permit or exemption

Anyone entitled to possess a firearm for shooting may possess a suppressor that fits that firearm without a separate permit; otherwise the suppressor needs its own innehavstillstånd (6 kap. 1 §, 2 kap. 1 § vapenlagen (2026:408)). If the firearm is transferred, the suppressor may be kept for six months from the handover, and if a permit is applied for within that time, until the decision (6 kap. 3 § vapenlagen (2026:408)).

Legal reference: 6 kap. 1 §, 2 kap. 1 § vapenlagen (2026:408); 6 kap. 3 § vapenlagen (2026:408) · Checked 11/2026 · vapenlagen and your authority have the final say.

Slovakia only with a permit or exemption

A suppressor counts as a weapon; if it does not meet the requirements of the act on making firearms and ammunition available on the market, it is a prohibited category A accessory (§ 2 ods. 1 písm. a, § 4 ods. 4 zákona č. 190/2003 Z. z.). A detachable suppressor that meets them is a category B weapon, subject to a licensing procedure and registration (§ 5 ods. 1 písm. j zákona č. 190/2003 Z. z.). A hunter (group D) may hold a weapon with a detachable suppressor fitted only at a shooting range and where a special regulation authorizes it, a sport shooter (group E) only at a shooting range (§ 27 ods. 3 písm. b and ods. 4 písm. b zákona č. 190/2003 Z. z.); hunting with a weapon fitted with a prohibited accessory is prohibited (§ 65 ods. 2 písm. m zákona č. 274/2009 Z. z.).

Legal reference: § 2 ods. 1 písm. a, § 4 ods. 4 zákona č. 190/2003 Z. z.; § 5 ods. 1 písm. j zákona č. 190/2003 Z. z. · Checked 11/2026 · zákon č. 190/2003 Z. z. and your authority have the final say.

Netherlands prohibited

Suppressors are category I weapons in the Netherlands and prohibited (Art. 2, Art. 13 Wwm) – hunters and sport shooters cannot get a license either. On a hunting gun they are also prohibited by Art. 11.79 Abs. 5 Bal.

Legal reference: Art. 2, Art. 13 Wwm; Art. 11.79 Abs. 5 Bal · Checked 11/2026 · Wwm and your authority have the final say.

Ireland only with a permit or exemption

In Ireland a silencer counts as a component part of a firearm (s. 1(1)(g)(ii) Firearms Act 1925). You may possess, sell or transfer one only with the superintendent's written authorisation, for no more than one year; it is granted only to someone who holds a certificate for a firearm the silencer fits and shows a special need (s. 7 Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990). Whether it also needs a certificate of its own is disputed: yes on the wording, ordinarily not under the Commissioner's Guidelines 2018 – there it is marked with an “S” on the certificate of the firearm. If it does not fit only long rifled firearms, it is restricted (Art. 4(2)(d) S.I. 21/2008). It is prohibited for hunting birds (s. 33 Wildlife Act 1976).

Legal reference: s. 1(1)(g)(ii) Firearms Act 1925; s. 7 Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 · Checked 11/2026 · Firearms Act 1925 and your authority have the final say.

Belgium prohibited

Suppressors are prohibited weapons in Belgium (Art. 3 Wapenwet) – on the gun or on their own, for hunters and sport shooters too. Parliament passed an opening for hunting in 2025; it has not been promulgated, so the ban applies.

Legal reference: Art. 3 Wapenwet · Checked 11/2026 · Wapenwet and your authority have the final say.

Norway not covered by firearms law

A suppressor is not among the gun parts for which Norway requires a license (våpenforskrifta § 2-4) – those are the barrel, receiver, bolt, loose locking block, slide and cylinder. The hunting regulation (forskrift om utøvelse av jakt, felling og fangst) contains no rule on suppressors.

Legal reference: våpenforskrifta § 2-4 · Checked 11/2026 · våpenforskrifta and your authority have the final say.

Luxembourg only with a permit or exemption

In Luxembourg, suppressors require an authorization (category B.35, Art. 2 loi du 2 février 2022). For hunting, a suppressor is prohibited only on a shotgun (Art. 1er règlement grand-ducal du 16 décembre 2011); on a rifle you may use it for hunting if you hold the authorization for it. By its wording, only category B.1 weapons go on the hunting weapons carry permit (Art. 30 of the Law of 2 February 2022) – clarify with the Service des armes before buying which authorization the suppressor goes on.

Legal reference: Art. 2 loi du 2 février 2022; Art. 1er règlement grand-ducal du 16 décembre 2011 · Checked 11/2026 · loi du 2 février 2022 and your authority have the final say.

Hungary only with a permit or exemption

In Hungary you may own a suppressor without a separate license if you hold a license for a sport or hunting gun – as a professional hunter, also with the license for work purposes –, acquire it only once a gun it fits is entered on your license card, and use it only when using that gun (Vhr. 35/B. §; Ftv. 3. § (3)). A separate license for the suppressor exists only in special cases, for example for experts, testing bodies, museums or certain activities under a license for work purposes; otherwise it cannot be licensed, and for hunting it must meet the requirements of the implementing decree (Ftv. 4. § (1) c); Vtv. 37/A. § (1)).

Legal reference: Vhr. 35/B. §; Ftv. 3. § (3); Ftv. 4. § (1) c); Vtv. 37/A. § (1) · Checked 11/2026 · Vhr. and your authority have the final say.

All countries and items at a glance: accessories and the law

Models

A-TEC

Air Arms

Ase Utra

B&T

Daystate

Dead Air

DonnyFL

Freyr & Devik

Hausken

Huggett

HUXWRX

Nielsen

Recknagel

Rugged

SilencerCo

Stalon

SureFire

Svemko

Thunder Beast Arms

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