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To: hoosierham
My understanding is that silencers were originally regulated because of concerns about poaching. Use for quiet assinations came later.
9 posted on 02/01/2014 10:53:17 AM PST by meatloaf (Impeach Obama. That's my New Year's resolution.)
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To: meatloaf

Their use for assassination is pure Hollywood. I can’t think of one political assassination were one was used, even Mafia hits just use the old loud bang.


11 posted on 02/01/2014 11:18:36 AM PST by gusty
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