Republicans' tax bill would water down a century-old gun law

[Happy Hoosier]

4. "silencers" is misnomer. They do not make guns silent....

I use suppressors for some of my guns when shooting recreationally. I doi so for 2 reasons:

1) To protect my hearing.
2) To annoy the neighbors less.

Even with a "silencer," most guns are not hearing safe. They are still very loud. But suppressors make the sound easier to protect against. And the sound isn't as loud the next farm over (I usually shoot at a friend of a friend's farm).

Most modern guns shoot bullet that are supersonic. They will still make a distinctive CRACK that a suppressor cannot quiet. Some guns can fire special "sub-sonic" ammo, but that's not all that common.

FWIW, I'm fine with the paperwork and the $200 tax stamp. But some people have the impression that suppressors are illegal. They are not. There is just a hassle factor to get one.