What’s the purpose of suppressors? I thought those were only used by hit men on TV. I’m pro 2A and noise control isn’t part of it.
ISHA has many noise and hearing conservation regulations. Quiet is mandated.
You would think different if you spent any time on the range.
Suppressors are an ear saver above all.
Plus the sound they deaden will not disturb those liberal anti-2A residents that live close.
“What’s the purpose of suppressors? I thought those were only used by hit men on TV. I’m pro 2A and noise control isn’t part of it.“
This is why we lose. I can’t even count on people who should be on my side.
A silencer takes a handgun from sound levels that are hearing damaging to something between a nail gun and a jackhammer depending on caliber.
They make shooting easier on the user.
None of that matters. Rights are not justified by “need” or “purpose”.
“What’s the purpose of suppressors? I thought those were only used by hit men on TV. I’m pro 2A and noise control isn’t part of it.”
Like President Trump, you should educate yourself before pontificating for all to see.
Noise control is a crucial concern for hunters in particular. It’s also great at the range where every time you fire you’re potentially damaging nearby shooter’s ears. The military should make them standard equipment on the next generation 6.5 Creedmoor battle rifle.
Silencers don’t really sound like they do in the movies. Any supersonic round will produce a crack as the bullet passes, which is a small sonic boom. Also, the suppressor does nothing to quiet the operation of the action, and there’s still substantial muzzle blast with most loads. What they actually do is either greatly reduce or eliminate ear damage, and they also help with recoil.
We’re now allowed to use silencers when hunting here in SC. I’ll do so once I pay my extra $200 fee, and endure the 9+ month wait for approval. At the moment you have to do that for each suppressor you buy. That really ought to be fixed...
And they just go “pfffft” quietly when you shoot.
So, suppressors are not part of the 2A? Who are you to say? I bet you have NEVER shot a suppressed gun. Go to a free state and try it. You’ll love it.
Three people were murdered a half block from my house five years ago. I decided that if I had to defend my family with my guns, my family shouldn’t have to deal with bleeding out of their ears afterwards. Went through the process and the waiting to legally have a suppressed.45 at my bedside if needed.
Besides, kinda hard to talk with the 911 operator when one’s ears are ringing.
Oh I don’t know, I kinda like being able to hear.
Especially after spending years in the Infantry and suffering from Tinnitus and hearing loss as I get older.
What's that? Hold on. Let me put my hearing aids in.
What other "parts" of my Second Amendment rights do you wish to excise?