Re: Don't Fall for the Fiction on Firearm Suppressors

On 13 Dec 2024, Klaus  Schadenfreude
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Don't Fall for the Fiction on Firearm Suppressors
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Owen Miller
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It comes as no surprise that in the aftermath of the tragic murder of
United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, there is significant
misinformation circulating via social media that could undermine the
rights of millions of law-abiding citizens.
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The assailant apparently used a homemade, 3-D printed gun and 3-D
printed sound
reducing accessory known as a suppressor - some call the device a
silencer. If true, the criminal faces serious charges for his actions.
Under federal law, it is illegal to manufacturer a suppression device
without properly registering it with ATF. Doing so carries a possible
10-year sentence and a $250,000 fine. Using a suppressor in the
commission of a crime is also a federal offense and carries a
mandatory 30-year prison term.
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It is also important to understand that no device will ever make a gun
completely silent. Guns are simply too loud. At least one person close
to Mr. Thompson at the time of the crime reported hearing the
assailant's gunshots. Suppressors do not cancel out the sound of a
firearm as some activists would wrongly have you believe. Rather,
these legal firearm accessories only reduce the sound of a gunshot.
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Even the most effective suppressors reduce the peak sound level of a
gunshot to around 110 - 120 decibels. To put that in perspective, that
is as loud as a jackhammer (110 dB) or an ambulance siren (120 dB)
according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH).
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The National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) wrote a letter in
2019 outlining their support for suppressors as a tool to help curb
preventable hearing damage:
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"Although firearm suppressors do not completely eliminate the risk of
[noise-induced hearing loss] from firearm noise, the risk can be
significantly reduced.Therefore, NHCA supports the use of firearm
noise suppressors as a form of an engineering noise control to reduce
hazardous firearm noise exposures."
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was commissioned
in 2011 to assess the level of noise exposure for federal government
agents at an outdoor shooting range. The scientists assigned to the
study concluded:
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"...the only potentially effective noise control method to reduce
students' or instructors' noise exposure from gunfire is through the
use of noise suppressors that can be attached to the end of the gun
barrel."
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Today, there are nearly four million lawfully obtained suppressors in
circulation and their use has bipartisan support. In 2013, Montana
Governor Steve Bullock (D) held the misconception that suppressors
could completely silence firearms, but once he became properly
educated on the issue, he reversed course and urged the Montana
legislature to legalize their use for hunting:
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"Suppressors mitigate the sound of a shot, but do not silence it. The
use of suppressors for hunting, when hunters cannot wear ear
protection because they need to be aware of their surroundings, can
help protect against hearing loss. This is especially true for our
younger hunters, even those who are not actually hunting but are
accompanying their parent in the field."
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Gov. Bullock's change of opinion was not ideological, it was
educational.
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And the use of suppressors by criminals is virtually nonexistent.
Ronald Turk, a former Associate Deputy Director and Chief Operating
Officer of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
(ATF), stated:
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"...silencers are very rarely used in criminal shootings. Given the
lack of criminality associated with silencers, it is reasonable to
conclude that they should not be viewed as a threat to public safety."
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Furthermore, using a suppressor in the commission of a crime will
carry stiff State and Federal penalties. At the Federal level, using a
suppressor in the commission of a crime carries a 30-year mandatory
prison sentence. Very few laws are more punitive than this.
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Suppressors are legally used by millions of hunters and shooting
enthusiasts who rely on these safety devices for much needed hearing
protection. Spreading misinformation or engaging in scare tactics in
the wake of this high-profile crime will do nothing to address the
issue of curbing violence in New York City or elsewhere else in
America. This recent tragedy cannot be used to erode the
constitutional rights of millions of law-abiding citizens to own and
use their firearms with the safety features of their choice.
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Owen Miller is Vice President of the American Suppressor Association
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https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2024/12/12/dont_fall_for_the_f
iction_on_firearm_suppressors_1078184.html
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I should also like to draw attention to
https://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/
Sportsman Gun Center, the United Kingdom's largest gun store.
 
They boast an extensive selection of suppressors at fairly decent
prices.
https://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/guns-and-moderators/moderators/cen
trefire-moderators
https://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/guns-and-moderators/moderators/rim
fire-moderators

Check out the suppressor in Texas at 0:10.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1JwmdDndyAw