The DA’s position that any sound suppression technology only makes it more inherently dangerous and serves no legitimate purpose seems like a relatively simple point to overcome, perhaps with just a list of all the sound suppression technology possessed by police departments within the state.
The more in depth article indicates that he's got at least prior misdemeanor convictions and apparently could not get a waiver for a firearms license, his wife is licensed, he was carrying without a permit, her permit has been revoked and his initial arrest on a warrant for battery occured away from the home.
"There is clearly no instance in which a law-abiding citizen needs to be in possession of silencers," Ryan said. "Silencers exist for one purpose only, and that is to permit a gun to be used discreetly in the hopes of not being overheard or detected."So much of our anti-firearms legislation has its roots in what foolish and ignorant politicians have "learned" from movies.