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New Hampshire Suppressors & Silencers Laws (2026)
Conditional: Suppressors are legal in New Hampshire, which has no ownership-ban statute, once you complete the federal National Firearms Act (NFA) process.
Suppressors are legal in New Hampshire, which has no ownership-ban statute, once you complete the federal National Firearms Act (NFA) process. The former prohibition on hunting with a silencer (RSA 207:4) was repealed in 2016, so hunting with a suppressor is now allowed.
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Suppressors & Silencers in states bordering New Hampshire
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- MaineConditional
Suppressors are legal in Maine, which has no state ban, once you go through the federal National Firearms Act (NFA). Since 2021 a hunter no longer needs a state Warden Service permit to hunt with a suppressor, but must still hold the federal ATF tax stamp.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: maine.gov · Full Maine rule →
- MassachusettsRestricted
Firearm silencers are banned for civilians in Massachusetts. Under M.G.L. c.269 10A it is a felony, punishable by up to five years, for anyone other than a federally licensed manufacturer or law-enforcement officer to possess one. A stamp under the federal National Firearms Act (NFA) does not make a silencer legal in Massachusetts.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: malegislature.gov · Full Massachusetts rule →
- VermontConditional
Suppressors are legal in Vermont, whose former total ban was amended in 2015 and 2021 so that 13 V.S.A. 4010 no longer bars simply possessing a suppressor that complies with the federal National Firearms Act (NFA). Using one is lawful at sport shooting ranges and, expressly, for taking game.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: legislature.vermont.gov · Full Vermont rule →
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