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Legalizing silencers, what could possible go wrong?

Rucker61 said:
No, it's a TV commercial. The implication is that just by staying at a Holiday Inn Express one is gifted with superior intelligence.
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Kind of like being a liberal elitest...
 
calamity said:
Set the Right loose and they certainly do run with the ball.



I certainly do not buy what's being sold in bold. But, hey. Free country. I can see a few good applications for a silencer. That's for sure.
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I don't see what's wrong with a silence.

If I have to shoot an intruder, I don't need to wake the neighbors up.



What if this guy was going to break in?
 
Rucker61 said:
No, it's a TV commercial. The implication is that just by staying at a Holiday Inn Express one is gifted with superior intelligence.
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Never saw it. Never heard of it.
 
Parrish said:
Hearing loss?

Yep. That was one argument for their use.
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Do you have any medical stats on how many people suffer hearing loss from firing guns too many times each year?
 
BretJ said:
Hysteria...
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gun control as pushed by politicians and political operatives no longer even pretends to be about crime control or public safety. Its all about "gotcha" and paybacks against the NRA and pro gun voters because most of the politicians the NRA and we who vote for gun rights support are not the politicians that the left likes. Pro gun politicians are often less than enamored with welfare socialism, environmental collectivist extremism, homosexual rights, abortion on demand, and those who wish to banish religion from American society. Such operatives and bannerrhoid politicians will oppose such common sense eliminations of stupid laws against suppressors because they are motivated by hatred and if gun owners want it, these assholes will oppose it and that is all the reason they need
 
BretJ said:
Criminals can make a suppressor easily. Wonder why they do not? Wonder why other countries that do allow them to be purchased freely don't have problems....
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Because people are lazy. It's much more convienent to steal something than make it.
 
haymarket said:
Not at all. If this is a reason to change the law lets see the data supporting that reason.
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Do you have data which would show why passing the bill would be harmful? Have there been issues with illegal use of suppressors in other 1st world countries where they are more freely available? Have there been any issues here?
 
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Tigerace117 said:
Because people are lazy. It's much more convienent to steal something than make it.
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Taping a soda bottle to the end of your barrel is harder than threading the end of a barrel? Who would have believed it...Does not seem to happen in other countries hat allow them to be purchased over the counter.
 
BretJ said:
Do you have data which would show why passing the bill would be harmful? Have there been issues with illegal use of suppressors in other 1st world countries where they are more freely available? Have there been any issues here?
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it has nothing to do with any of that. the anti gun left are anti gun because they hate the politics of pro gun people. they hate the NRA supporting politicians who aren't socialists, anti-religious atheists, etc. all they care about is -if the pro gun rights people want it, they are against it
 
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.......Chicago’s new technology, called ShotSpotter, alerts police as soon as bullets start flying, instead of making them wait for a phone call. Officers can respond more quickly — sometimes within seconds. By arriving faster, detectives are more likely to find witnesses, and crime scene personnel have a better chance of scooping up evidence, such as shell casings. Victims can get medical care faster. Recently, Chicago’s Public Building Commission voted to spend $938,500 to expand ShotSpotter in the Englewood and Harrison police districts, which are home to most of the city’s gun violence.

But ShotSpotter is ineffective if shooters use gun silencers, devices that muffle the sound of gunfire when they are attached to a gun’s barrel. Silencers also further imperil innocent people at a shooting scene because they can’t hear the crack of the gun that tells them to get out of the way. The Violence Policy Center in Washington says silencers “could help enable mass shooters and other murderers to kill a greater number of victims more efficiently.” A proliferation of silencers would mean more dead innocent people......

Editorial: Let's hear it for keeping gun silencers from shooters | Chicago Sun-Times
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I think suppressors should be mandatory for all criminals within the city limits of Chicago as it would enable the law abiding residents to get a good nights sleep for a change.
 
TurtleDude said:
Interesting how some of our top military snipers were able to make 2000 yard kills with suppressed bolt guns with all that accuracy destroying interference.

Of course anyone with a brain knows you zero the rifle with the gear you plan on using in the field.
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For enough money, an accurate joint which does not distort with heat can be designed and manufactured. But even that will change trajectory over time.

The article indicted the only reliable suppressor is a one-piece construction built into the barrel which needs to be replaced every so often. Carbon build up being the main issue.
 
Lord of Planar said:
I don't see what's wrong with a silence.

If I have to shoot an intruder, I don't need to wake the neighbors up.



What if this guy was going to break in?
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So what do you guys think of this creepy guy looking into my roommates bedroom window?

Should I buy a silence for my 9 mm?
 
BretJ said:
Do you have data which would show why passing the bill would be harmful? Have there been issues with illegal use of suppressors in other 1st world countries where they are more freely available? Have there been any issues here?
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Nice try to reverse the onus of responsibility. It did not work.
 
calamity said:
For enough money, an accurate joint which does not distort with heat can be designed and manufactured. But even that will change trajectory over time.

The article indicted the only reliable suppressor is a one-piece construction built into the barrel which needs to be replaced every so often. Carbon build up being the main issue.
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Yet other articles indicate it's not a problem, and long distance competitive shooters continue to use them.
 
I would love to have a suppressor for my home defense weapon. Firing my weapon indoors will almost certainly leave me temporarily deaf. And when dealing with home intruders at night it is kind of important to be able to hear what is going on.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
I would love to have a suppressor for my home defense weapon. Firing my weapon indoors will almost certainly leave me temporarily deaf. And when dealing with home intruders at night it is kind of important to be able to hear what is going on.
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Been there done that with 9mmP and there is no way I am willing to repeat unless forced to. A suppressor for home defence is a must have.
 
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