[JRandomFreeper]

are at risk for some hearing loss when they fire powerful weapons in close quarters with their ears unprotected

I was once in a position where I had to fire a .45 inside a closed room. No hearing protection. It hurts like being hit in the head with a stick.

I'm for removing all laws dealing with supressors.

/johnny

[BwanaNdege]

“It hurts like being hit in the head with a stick.”

Thanks for the info. I kinda figured as much. I carried my M1911 .45 while clearing tunnels and always wondered how bad it would be if I needed to fire it. I figured busting an eardrum or feeling like I’d been whacked in the head with a 2x4 was bound to be better than the alternative... :-)

Thankfully, I never did find out.

[RightOnTheBorder]

I was in a small indoor range and had a .45 fired close to me without ear protection. Everything sounded like the adults from Charlie Brown for the next 45 minutes.