Monday, September 29, 2008

Suppressors

Suppressor, also known as Silencers, are considered a Class III item. That means you can get one, but you have to jump through all the ATF hoops per the National Firearms Act of 1934 as if you were registering or acquiring a machine gun. The requirements are similar to modern day Conceal Carry Permits but with an added $200 tax added to it.

But if you want to do all that, I found a website that will provide you with the product. AWC Systems Technology.

Some of you are asking, "Why do you want a silencer? I only thought bad guy assassins used those." Well, that's true for Hollywood, yes.

People don't consider the perfectly legitimate advantages of a suppressed firearm, and how they might outweigh the disadvantages, even if those disadvantages aren't spurious.

Guns are loud. You have to protect your ears or risk damaging yourself when using them. Why NOT protect the health of the user? The purpose of firearms in any situation is never "to damage hearing." There is even a significant push, because of disability outlays to officers, of making suppressor use routine with police officers.

They are also cheap. Most suppressors probably don't cost as much as the $200 tax stamp.

And they are a joy to use. Shooting a suppressed .22 rifle at targets... The quietness (it's far from silent) almost eliminates flinching and you can hear the impact of the bullet on paper targets, so you can tell if you hit something without resorting to reactive steel targets that ring. Unless you want to. Steel targets are fun too.

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