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Dems pushing to ban the most highly regulated firearm accessory there is: Suppressors
The National Sentinel ^ | 6/25/19 | Jon Dougherty

Posted on 06/25/2019 6:52:15 AM PDT by SleeperCatcher

Some of the usuals anti-gun suspects in the Senate have proposed new legislation that would ban suppressors following a shooting in Virginia Beach, Va., in which the perpetrator a handgun fitted with the device.

But the problem is, this particular accessory is already one of the most regulated by the federal government.

The Help Empower Americans to Respond (HEAR) Act is being introduced by Democratic Sens. Bob Menendez (NJ), Dianne Feinstein (CA), Richard Blumenthal (CA) and Tim Kaine (VA), all of whom claim — wrongly — that suppressors are ‘silencers’ in the true sense of the word and that as such, they ‘prevent’ people from knowing that a mass shooting is taking place.

Or something equally fallacious.

“We were reminded how dangerous silencers can be a few weeks ago when a gunman used a .45 caliber handgun fitted with a suppressor to kill 12 Americans in Virginia Beach. What first sounded like a nail-gun ended up being gunfire,” Menendez said in a statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at thenationalsentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Connecticut; US: New Jersey; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; blumenthal; bobmenendez; california; connecticut; democrats; diannefeinstein; gunrights; newjersey; nra; richardblumenthal; richardcblum; russia; sanfrancisco; secondamendment; senate; suppressor; timkaine; virginia
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1 posted on 06/25/2019 6:52:15 AM PDT by SleeperCatcher
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To: SleeperCatcher

Nailguns being so quiet and all.


2 posted on 06/25/2019 6:56:47 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: SleeperCatcher

There is no legitimate reason for suppressors to be even restricted under the NFA as they are, let alone banned.


3 posted on 06/25/2019 6:57:28 AM PDT by The Pack Knight
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To: SleeperCatcher

They want to deafen us so we can’t hear their incessant whining.


4 posted on 06/25/2019 6:58:06 AM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.)
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To: The Pack Knight

There is no legitimate reason for the NFA to even exist.


5 posted on 06/25/2019 6:58:21 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Most people who hear gunfire say that they thought it was “firecrackers”, not nail guns. When they hear firecrackers, they say they thought it was gunfire. Menendez is an idiot. He needs to stick to chasing the little senoritas.


6 posted on 06/25/2019 6:59:18 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: SleeperCatcher

It would help to have the president on our side for this issue.


7 posted on 06/25/2019 7:01:28 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: SleeperCatcher

That’s going to put the pillow guy out of business.


8 posted on 06/25/2019 7:01:38 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Rat’s attack old folks’ hearing privilege.


9 posted on 06/25/2019 7:02:23 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Balding_Eagle

“It would help to have the president on our side for this issue.”

Careful now. Telling the truth around here is somewhat dangerous.


10 posted on 06/25/2019 7:03:46 AM PDT by JamesP81 (The Democrat Party is a criminal organization.)
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To: SleeperCatcher

So why aren’t they demanding that other weapons be made louder? Knives must have an attached siren when unsheathed, car horns must be automatically turned on for 20 minutes after an impact, etc.


11 posted on 06/25/2019 7:03:51 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: JamesP81

Maybe, but FR is about a search for truth.


12 posted on 06/25/2019 7:04:49 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: NorthMountain
There is no legitimate reason for the NFA to even exist.

Agreed. It is the single greatest infringement on the 2dA that is in existence.

13 posted on 06/25/2019 7:05:00 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: SleeperCatcher

I’m developing a visceral hate for demon rats. They are evil to the core. liars with every breath/


14 posted on 06/25/2019 7:05:00 AM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Three words: Solvent Trap Adapter.


15 posted on 06/25/2019 7:06:24 AM PDT by LIConFem (I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot accept.)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Sure am glad I got my suppressor array back in 2001 & 2002, when it was no big deal. Only took 5mos.


16 posted on 06/25/2019 7:17:02 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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You can get them in about 2 weeks right now with eForms. If you can afford $1000 for one...always did think they were overpriced.


17 posted on 06/25/2019 7:18:13 AM PDT by JamesP81 (The Democrat Party is a criminal organization.)
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To: Balding_Eagle
It would help to have the president on our side for this issue.

That will be a very long wait.

18 posted on 06/25/2019 7:19:16 AM PDT by Poison Pill
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To: Balding_Eagle

“Maybe, but FR is about a search for truth.”

Then here’s some truth for you. DJT has been a very good president, except on 2A issues. On this he has stabbed gun owners in the back twice, and is poised to do it a third time since he’s already stated he doesn’t like sound suppressors.


19 posted on 06/25/2019 7:19:26 AM PDT by JamesP81 (The Democrat Party is a criminal organization.)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Take the muffler off your car in protest.


20 posted on 06/25/2019 7:21:09 AM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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