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NickB79

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6. Silencers are pretty low on the list of gun related worries

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sun Jan 8, 2017, 11:00 AM

Jan 2017

One, they don't actually silence a gunshot like they show in movies and make the shooter impossible to find. They simply take away the crack of the shot. You can find plenty of comparative videos online.

Two, they're legal (and often required) in most European nations for hunting, with relatively few regulations on their sale.

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Gun silencers are hard to buy. Donald Trump Jr. and silencer makers want to change that. [View all] demmiblue Jan 2017 OP

Completely asinine... Docreed2003 Jan 2017 #1

What Is Wrong With These People?....nt global1 Jan 2017 #2

I wonder what top cops have to say about it. oasis Jan 2017 #3

Many Cop Unions Endorsed Trump otohara Jan 2017 #16

Silencers will limit the number of witnesses in shootings. Cops need to oasis Jan 2017 #19

Imagine how many targets a mass shooter could bag. GeorgeGist Jan 2017 #4

I don't see legalized silencers having any impact on mass shootings. EL34x4 Jan 2017 #8

Loud gun noise sends people into an immediate panic, as they will scatter and run. dubyadiprecession Jan 2017 #14

Except silencers aren't silent hack89 Jan 2017 #22

I'm not counting on this passing, so I'll buy mine the old fashioned way. ileus Jan 2017 #5

The point is that the gun industry has another issue to gob up money from the paranoid RWers Kolesar Jan 2017 #10

Silencers are pretty low on the list of gun related worries NickB79 Jan 2017 #6

I don't see anything wrong with this. EL34x4 Jan 2017 #7

At least airports will be quieter......n/t HAB911 Jan 2017 #9

I shoot "silencers", actually they are sound suppressors Chuuku Davis Jan 2017 #11

Do those competitions of yours prohibit the use of earmuffs? Paladin Jan 2017 #13

Try and shoot a rfle with ear muffs on Chuuku Davis Jan 2017 #15

Oh, I did. Paladin Jan 2017 #20

Next up: easy access to fully-automatic firearms. Paladin Jan 2017 #12

One can only hope. Nt hack89 Jan 2017 #21

You mean the firearm class least likely to involved in violence even before 1986. aikoaiko Jan 2017 #33

Restrictions on full-automatics are proof positive that gun control works. Paladin Jan 2017 #35

Thank you for supporting access to machine guns via the NFA. aikoaiko Jan 2017 #36

I wonder why suppressors are available over the counter in the UK? And required in some countries? X_Digger Jan 2017 #17

Its not the pesky regulations that keep an automatic weapon cost high. You fill out the same Waldorf_ Jan 2017 #18

If they had ever served in the military moondust Jan 2017 #23

What is the harm in suppressors? hack89 Jan 2017 #24

Suppressors moondust Jan 2017 #25

Suppressed guns are as loud as jack hammers hack89 Jan 2017 #27

Just use earplugs moondust Jan 2017 #29

They are only good for 30 db hack89 Jan 2017 #30

No. moondust Jan 2017 #31

So a gun as loud as a jack hammer is a threat to public safety? hack89 Jan 2017 #32

I'm sure organized crime will be interested in obeying the law NobodyHere Jan 2017 #28

I really don't see any harm in this. I guess if you're HeartachesNhangovers Jan 2017 #26

Do I understand that suppressors will still be registered? Just the tax is eliminated, yes? aikoaiko Jan 2017 #34

Silencers need to be banned like they are in the rest of the world. fescuerescue Jan 2017 #37

Oh, cool. So, the abusive ex-husband can shoot his ex-wife MineralMan Jan 2017 #38