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My sister sent me a link urging me to sign a petition to ban silencers and something else--I've already forgotten because I was irritated and deleted the e-mail. Every so often she brings up gun control and how it's "time, " and I dodge her every time because it's so obvious that she knows even less than I do about the various arguments, that she's just picking up on whatever Salon or The New Yorker have said.

She never has time to e-mail, but she e-mailed me the petition, so I know she's going to ask me over the weekend whether I've signed it. I would like to be ready with a couple of questions respectfully asked that reveal to her how little she understands about this issue (so she won't bug me anymore). And so I need help.

What questions should I ask her? For example, "Did you know that silencers don't really silence the sound of a gunshot?" What I don't want is to even try to discuss this issue with her; I just want her to hush up and let this go.

Thank you in advance.
 
nota bene said:
My sister sent me a link urging me to sign a petition to ban silencers and something else--I've already forgotten because I was irritated and deleted the e-mail. Every so often she brings up gun control and how it's "time, " and I dodge her every time because it's so obvious that she knows even less than I do about the various arguments, that she's just picking up on whatever Salon or The New Yorker have said.

She never has time to e-mail, but she e-mailed me the petition, so I know she's going to ask me over the weekend whether I've signed it. I would like to be ready with a couple of questions respectfully asked that reveal to her how little she understands about this issue (so she won't bug me anymore). And so I need help.

What questions should I ask her? For example, "Did you know that silencers don't really silence the sound of a gunshot?" What I don't want is to even try to discuss this issue with her; I just want her to hush up and let this go.

Thank you in advance.
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1) since its illegal to use "silencers" to harm other and since you will have to still pass a background check to buy them-why do you want to push laws that only punish honest people

2) why do you think that criminals who rob and kill will obey another law?
 
Well with regards to silencers, as a homeowner with a 9mm, 17+1 round handgun to protect myself:

If someone were to break into my home at night and I needed it for defense, the silencer would reduce the muzzle flash, providing me with the advantage of not having my sight impaired during crucial moments. Also, I dont know if you have ever fired a gun but when training, people wear ear protection. I dont care what it looks or sounds like on TV, gunfire is EXTREMELY loud. Again, this sound could then cause hearing problems at least for the next few crucial moments. The silencer 'reduces' the sound (no, it's not silent) Anything that helps preserve all your senses in a life or death situation can make a difference.

So you might ask, 'why' are silencers being legislated against? And then weighing your decision with other answers you get. I provided just one, one that would be relevant to me.
 
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Good ones, and thank you, especially for keeping it simple.

The good news is that my sister is honest enough that after she's answered a couple of times with "I don't know," she'll change the subject, which is my goal. For somebody so smart, she's really susceptible to leftie talking points that she hasn't bothered to check out or think about.
 
Lursa said:
Well with regards to silencers, as a homeowner with a 9mm, 17+1 round handgun to protect myself.

If someone were to break into my home at night and I needed it for defense, the silencer would reduce the muzzle flash, providing me with the advantage of not having my sight impaired during crucial moments. Also, I dont know if you have ever fired a gun but when training, people wear ear protection. I dont care what it looks or like on TV, gunfire is EXTREMELY loud. Again, this sound could then cause hearing problems at least for the next few crucial moments. The silencer 'reduces' the sound (no, it's not silent) Anything that helps preserve all your senses in a life or death situation can make a difference.

So you might ask, 'why' are silencers being legislated against? And then weighing your decision with other answers you get. I provided just one, one that would be relevant to me.
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This right here is the crux of the matter. Firing your gun inside in the middle of the night wrecks havoc on your senses. Heaven forbid there are multiple intruders because your temporary deafness (and possibly disturbed night vision) will make it difficult to react to them.

Some people get too much of their information from action movies.
 
nota bene said:
My sister sent me a link urging me to sign a petition to ban silencers and something else--I've already forgotten because I was irritated and deleted the e-mail. Every so often she brings up gun control and how it's "time, " and I dodge her every time because it's so obvious that she knows even less than I do about the various arguments, that she's just picking up on whatever Salon or The New Yorker have said.

She never has time to e-mail, but she e-mailed me the petition, so I know she's going to ask me over the weekend whether I've signed it. I would like to be ready with a couple of questions respectfully asked that reveal to her how little she understands about this issue (so she won't bug me anymore). And so I need help.

What questions should I ask her? For example, "Did you know that silencers don't really silence the sound of a gunshot?" What I don't want is to even try to discuss this issue with her; I just want her to hush up and let this go.

Thank you in advance.
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Just tell her you did.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
This right here is the crux of the matter. Firing your gun inside in the middle of the night wrecks havoc on your senses. Heaven forbid there are multiple intruders because your temporary deafness (and possibly disturbed night vision) will make it difficult to react to them.

Some people get too much of their information from action movies.
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Yeah...and then maybe you are restricted to only 10 bullets in your magazine! Good luck!

I do practice magazine changes but every millisecond counts in an attack.
 
nota bene said:
My sister sent me a link urging me to sign a petition to ban silencers and something else--I've already forgotten because I was irritated and deleted the e-mail. Every so often she brings up gun control and how it's "time, " and I dodge her every time because it's so obvious that she knows even less than I do about the various arguments, that she's just picking up on whatever Salon or The New Yorker have said.

She never has time to e-mail, but she e-mailed me the petition, so I know she's going to ask me over the weekend whether I've signed it. I would like to be ready with a couple of questions respectfully asked that reveal to her how little she understands about this issue (so she won't bug me anymore). And so I need help.

What questions should I ask her? For example, "Did you know that silencers don't really silence the sound of a gunshot?" What I don't want is to even try to discuss this issue with her; I just want her to hush up and let this go.

Thank you in advance.
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My suggestion, if you don’t want to discuss it, then don’t bother asking her questions and just tell her it’s not a subject you want to discuss with her.


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nota bene said:
My sister sent me a link urging me to sign a petition to ban silencers and something else--I've already forgotten because I was irritated and deleted the e-mail. Every so often she brings up gun control and how it's "time, " and I dodge her every time because it's so obvious that she knows even less than I do about the various arguments, that she's just picking up on whatever Salon or The New Yorker have said.

She never has time to e-mail, but she e-mailed me the petition, so I know she's going to ask me over the weekend whether I've signed it. I would like to be ready with a couple of questions respectfully asked that reveal to her how little she understands about this issue (so she won't bug me anymore). And so I need help.

What questions should I ask her? For example, "Did you know that silencers don't really silence the sound of a gunshot?" What I don't want is to even try to discuss this issue with her; I just want her to hush up and let this go.

Thank you in advance.
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All good suggestions so far. The very first thing I would tell her is, there's no such thing as a "silencer". They are called, supressors.
 
To be fair, the law calls them silencers.


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nota bene said:
My sister sent me a link urging me to sign a petition to ban silencers and something else--I've already forgotten because I was irritated and deleted the e-mail. Every so often she brings up gun control and how it's "time, " and I dodge her every time because it's so obvious that she knows even less than I do about the various arguments, that she's just picking up on whatever Salon or The New Yorker have said.

She never has time to e-mail, but she e-mailed me the petition, so I know she's going to ask me over the weekend whether I've signed it. I would like to be ready with a couple of questions respectfully asked that reveal to her how little she understands about this issue (so she won't bug me anymore). And so I need help.

What questions should I ask her? For example, "Did you know that silencers don't really silence the sound of a gunshot?" What I don't want is to even try to discuss this issue with her; I just want her to hush up and let this go.

Thank you in advance.
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Personally, I wouldn't try to steer her with questions at all. I'd just tell her I was mentally debating the matter and would like to hear her side. THEN I'd blow her out of the water with facts.
 
nota bene said:
My sister sent me a link urging me to sign a petition to ban silencers and something else--I've already forgotten because I was irritated and deleted the e-mail. Every so often she brings up gun control and how it's "time, " and I dodge her every time because it's so obvious that she knows even less than I do about the various arguments, that she's just picking up on whatever Salon or The New Yorker have said.

She never has time to e-mail, but she e-mailed me the petition, so I know she's going to ask me over the weekend whether I've signed it. I would like to be ready with a couple of questions respectfully asked that reveal to her how little she understands about this issue (so she won't bug me anymore). And so I need help.

What questions should I ask her? For example, "Did you know that silencers don't really silence the sound of a gunshot?" What I don't want is to even try to discuss this issue with her; I just want her to hush up and let this go.

Thank you in advance.
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Yeah, the silencer thing is one that just doesn't make much sense to me. Guns with silencers are still hella loud. It'd not like the movies where they're literally almost silent.

I don't see it impairing anyone's ability to hear where gunfire is coming from. Even without a silencer, it is often difficult to know where it's coming from. That's why witnesses at the Vegas shooting thought there were multiple perps: it's so loud that the sound bounces off surfaces with a lot of force, and then bounces back at you from another direction, causing the perception that the gun fire is coming from somewhere other than where it is. If anything, it'd probably be EASIER to audibly locate gunfire with a silencer.

I can at least conceptually understand the whole debate about bump stocks, which legitimately can make guns more dangerous, in league with weapons we don't normally allow civilians to have BECAUSE of how dangerous they are. I get that. But the silencer debate makes no sense to me, and seems to be based on a Hollywood movie trope, not real-life silencers.
 
SmokeAndMirrors said:
I don't see it impairing anyone's ability to hear where gunfire is coming from.
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The faster your hearing returns to normal, the sooner you have a better chance of hearing any movement/noise in the dark, period. For instance, where the attackers are.
 
MaggieD said:
Just tell her you did.
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I'm a little concerned for myself because it appears wisdom makes me laugh.

I'm normally a fanatic for honesty and I don't know if I could heed Maggie's advice but she's right. Look, we all treasure honesty, integrity and our personal identities as established by our positions. But let's be real. Is this really worth the pain in the ass, in front of other family members no less? You're gonna turn a family meeting into a political argument and then troll-fest... why?

It's so not worth it. You're not gonna change her mind. You're just gonna make a mess. Place your ego on the ground, slowly, and step away.
 
nota bene said:
My sister sent me a link urging me to sign a petition to ban silencers and something else--I've already forgotten because I was irritated and deleted the e-mail. Every so often she brings up gun control and how it's "time, " and I dodge her every time because it's so obvious that she knows even less than I do about the various arguments, that she's just picking up on whatever Salon or The New Yorker have said.

She never has time to e-mail, but she e-mailed me the petition, so I know she's going to ask me over the weekend whether I've signed it. I would like to be ready with a couple of questions respectfully asked that reveal to her how little she understands about this issue (so she won't bug me anymore). And so I need help.

What questions should I ask her? For example, "Did you know that silencers don't really silence the sound of a gunshot?" What I don't want is to even try to discuss this issue with her; I just want her to hush up and let this go.

Thank you in advance.
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Tell her your spam filter must have flagged it.
 
Lursa said:
The faster your hearing returns to normal, the sooner you have a better chance of hearing any movement/noise in the dark, period. For instance, where the attackers are.
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Not to mention greatly reducing the chances of permanent hearing damage. I am 90% certain my tinnitus started when I was a young man, after some target practice with a 1911 Colt .45. The only hearing protection I used was some seat stuffing from my dad's '68 Ford Bronco. It was NOT effective. :mrgreen:
 
countryboy said:
Not to mention greatly reducing the chances of permanent hearing damage. I am 90% certain my tinnitus started when I was a young man, after some target practice with a 1911 Colt .45. The only hearing protection I used was some seat stuffing from my dad's '68 Ford Bronco. It was NOT effective. :mrgreen:
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You had a mullet, right?
 
nota bene said:
My sister sent me a link urging me to sign a petition to ban silencers and something else--I've already forgotten because I was irritated and deleted the e-mail. Every so often she brings up gun control and how it's "time, " and I dodge her every time because it's so obvious that she knows even less than I do about the various arguments, that she's just picking up on whatever Salon or The New Yorker have said.

She never has time to e-mail, but she e-mailed me the petition, so I know she's going to ask me over the weekend whether I've signed it. I would like to be ready with a couple of questions respectfully asked that reveal to her how little she understands about this issue (so she won't bug me anymore). And so I need help.

What questions should I ask her? For example, "Did you know that silencers don't really silence the sound of a gunshot?" What I don't want is to even try to discuss this issue with her; I just want her to hush up and let this go.

Thank you in advance.
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1. What is a silencers, there are suppressors, but they are still loud.

2. how many times has a suppressor been used in a crime?
 
ecofarm said:
You had a mullet, right?
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Never! I did have hair way past my shoulders though.

I have a buddy that still sports a mullet, my other buddy and I have given him **** for years about it. Worst male hair style ever, barely ahead of the man bun.
 
Lutherf said:
Personally, I wouldn't try to steer her with questions at all. I'd just tell her I was mentally debating the matter and would like to hear her side. THEN I'd blow her out of the water with facts.
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That's my thought. Just ask her why? What does she want the legislation to accomplish?
 
ecofarm said:
I'm a little concerned for myself because it appears wisdom makes me laugh.

I'm normally a fanatic for honesty and I don't know if I could heed Maggie's advice but she's right. Look, we all treasure honesty, integrity and our personal identities as established by our positions. But let's be real. Is this really worth the pain in the ass, in front of other family members no less? You're gonna turn a family meeting into a political argument and then troll-fest... why?

It's so not worth it. You're not gonna change her mind. You're just gonna make a mess. Place your ego on the ground, slowly, and step away.
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I agree that fights over politics within a family are toxic, but so is lying. I always recommend honesty. Say you don't agree with the petition and you'd frankly rather talk about something else.
 
I gotta agree with Maggie and Ecofarm.
It's not worth the heartache or drama. Say yeah or
I plan on doing it when I get home wanted to hear your opinion first.
(but tell her to do It in under 5)

But If you are set on a confrontation send her a link to a petition to ease restrictions on silencers and tell her you'll sign hers if she signs yours.

Then sit back and watch the fun
 
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bearpoker said:
I agree that fights over politics within a family are toxic, but so is lying. I always recommend honesty. Say you don't agree with the petition and you'd frankly rather talk about something else.
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Yeah, that's not gonna start a fight.
 
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