State Attorney Kramer: Short-barreled firearms and suppressors are no longer automatically illegal

BY JENNIFER CABRERA

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – In a memo dated October 11, 8th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Brian Kramer wrote that, in his opinion, recent changes in federal guidance limit the ability of law enforcement to conduct a search or seizure based on the possession of suppressors or short-barreled firearms.

Kramer referred to guidance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on October 9, announcing that it would no longer enforce requirements to register short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, or suppressors…

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