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Posted on 04/16/2021 8:03:00 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to ban the sale and possession of firearm suppressors, known as silencers.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) said that the 2021 Help Empower Americans to Respond (HEAR) Act, would ban the sale, importation, manufacturing, and possession of silencers. The bill was first introduced in 2019 after a mass shooting in Virginia Beach that left 12 dead.
The measure will also create a silencer buyback program, give Americans a 90-day period after the bill becomes law, and it would provide exceptions for law enforcement and other personnel.
“Gun silencers are dangerous devices with one purpose and one purpose only—to muffle the sound of gunfire from unsuspecting victims,” Menendez said in a Thursday statement. “The sound of gunshots is what signals you to run, hide, take cover, call the police and help others save themselves; however, this is nearly impossible when a gun silencer is used.”
Describing the bill as “commonsense legislation,” the New Jersey Democrat said it will “prevent armed assailants from using these deadly devices to make it easier to shoot and kill another person.”
Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) are co-sponsors of the legislation.
Gun rights group Gun Owners of America said the measure shows the lawmakers have “ignorance about firearms technology” and the Constitution’s Second Amendment.
“For just a few cents, one can acquire a thread adapter from a local hardware store and a used oil filter from a car. And with that, any firearm can be equipped with a homemade ‘suppressor,'” Gun Owners of America spokesman Aiden Johnston said, according to Fox News...
(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...
The only thing this 🤡 knows about guns is what he sees in the movies.
They are called "suppressors" because the muffle the sound of a gunshot enough that it won't damage your hearing, but they don't "silence" anything.
Suppressors are one aspect of “gun safety” (and, specifically gun hearing safety) that you’d think Democrats would support. But apparently not - they want guns to damage everyone’s hearing - even that of innocent bystanders.
The first time I got a chance to fire a suppressed weapon, I loved it.
No chance of seriously damaging your hearing.
Homemade suppressors are illegal without the $200 tax stamp.
No reason for it other than shut up.
Sounds like a test case for future "buybacks".
Someone’s got a sense of humor. The HEAR act to ban silencers.
Yeah, slap one on a 1911.
Pretty much changes the sight picture.
These POS Rats talk about gun safety all the time. Suppressors’ number one purpose for your average everyday gun owner is to save their ears at the range. (Well, at least that is what I would use a suppressor for ... in addition to existing ear protection.)
Perhaps Bob should compare the muzzle velocity with the speed of sound at sea level.
This could save hundreds of lives in the hood/s
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Menendez is the equivalent of a bank robber setting the rules for bank customers.
'Cause it catches on fire?
and a used oil filter from a car.
= = =
I would think that would be messy. How about a new one?
Gosh, it seems like it was just yesterday that Donald Trump Jr. was promising us that his father was going to sign the Hearing Protection Act into law and now here we are, waiting for the Democrats to make them illegal even if you already paid for one and bought a tax stamp from the US government authorizing you to possess one. That’s just swell. Thanks Republicans!
Oof... anyone can get clinex and a plastic coke bottle...
“t would provide exceptions for law enforcement and other personnel.”
But he just said” “Gun silencers are dangerous devices with one purpose and one purpose only—to muffle the sound of gunfire from unsuspecting victims,”
So is there a legitimate use or not? Or are the suppressors just for use by government assassins?
If you can hear the shots you won’t be able to outrun the bullets 🤪
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