The original patent was for a “silencer”. But the tacticool crowd loved the word suppressor. They also call some soldiers and sailors “operators”. I always laugh at that term and let the offender know my mom was an operator.
I listen to a podcast called We Like Shooting, and the guys there sold a morale patch called, “Opereater.”
Basically it’s a fat dude with a slung rifle in a chest rig chomping down a hot dog.
I’m sure you can find it online somewhere.
Ha ha ha ha ha ..... I wasn’t aware about the “patent - silencer” thing. But, I own one and they don’t silence an AR, I can assure you. Without trying to get all “gun nerdy” on you and anyone else, with the right ammo they can be quiet, but movie quiet is a bit of a stretch and if you really slow it down to “silence” it, your gun turns into a single shot.
Operator.....you are so EFFIN’ right about that.