Finally, some common sense begins to break through.
The onerous restrictions on suppressors created a serious public health issue.
So... a suppressor makes a gun go from “Bang!” to “psheeew” like in the movies, right?
Prior to this they wrote legislation based on crap they saw in a James Bond movie.
The Legislators all thought they worked like the ones in TV and Movies.
It’s either Norway or Finland where, I believe, use of a “silencer” is REQUIRED.
Adopt 5 liberals and take them shooting.
I think the current class 3 laws would be an excellent vehicle for breaking into local politics. Run for county sheriff and promise to sign off on any class 3 requests to anyone in the county who donated a minimum of $1 to your campaign. Then take your bargain to the local sportsmans clubs, gun shops, shooting ranges, etc.
A suppressor will: 1) completely hide muzzle flash at night, but 2) will not silence the sound of the self-loader’s normal operating cycle that is obscured by the muzzle blast of a conventional gun. [A bolt action will not be as noisy as a self-loader.]
The suppressor will drop the sound of the firearm so that the sniper becomes very difficult to detect. The muffled shot defies location by those being fired upon and that is the chief advantage of the suppressor — confusing the enemy about the location of a shooter.
The only downer of the story is how our legislators, the very people we entrust to enact laws that affect our very lives, are people of such low intellectual curiosity and real world experience outside their cushy desk jobs that they have to learn about suppressors like third graders on a field trip.
No matter what, Fudds or antis: WE LOSE.
Probably a good move not to use subsonic ammo.
Question:
How many homicides have been committed with suppressed firearms?
One of the guys here at work claims that they were used all the time. I’m looking at the UCS, and can’t find it.