Now - it is perfectly understood that silencers do NOT 'silence' - just knock the level of pain and damage to the ears down (on a rifle) from unbearable immediate damage to barely tolerable and still damaging levels.
And, they are useless on fully-automatic setting for more than just a few rounds.
Trying (and currently still floundering) to recall the name, full location and detais, of that sniper in Vietnam who took on a North Vietnamese Regiment coming to the rescue of soldiers in an outpost that were completely cut-off, with no air support possible. During the incredible feats of that sniper - he made a makeshift silencer to help make it harder for the enemy to locate him. Actually, it was for flash suppression. Thing caught on fire after a bit, causing him a bit of unwanted attention.
Point being - the use of a 'silencer' is NOT just for suppressing sound - it is also a pretty effective flash suppressor. Something to keep in mind while hearing the so-called experts arguing about the silencer idiocy, on both sides of the issue.
BTW: I fully support the 2nd Ammendment RIGHT of any American to own fully automatic weapons, tanks, sniper scopes, silencers - any armaments that are legal for our military and/or legal for law enforcement - including vests and other protective gear. It ain't there for hunting four legged animals, birds, reptiles - the 2nd is there for "When in the course of human events ...".
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good ...
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