Sharp_Coyote said:
I have never understood why lawmakers have such hardons for banning suppressors ... even suppressed, guns are still hella loud, just not leave you with permanent ear damage loud. The teensy *poot*poot* you hear in film and television is fantasy nonsense :|

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Makes me want to submit an alias here on e6 from silencer -> suppressor. Nuttin' 'silent' about it.

because why do you need one? the only reason you could eve rwant one is because the person you are plannign to kill in cold blood isnt enough of a threat for you to do it in self defense. you only ever want it if you are exclusively planning cold blood. and while ive got nothing against cold blood, the least people could do is not pretend they dont agree with me. especially when you already know they were never a threat. if they were, you wouldnt need to hide. especially in a way that guarantees youll hit an innocent third party instead

@kamimatsu: real life is different, they only reduce the decibels marginally at the cost of sacrificing concealabiliy.
When I tried one my accuracy greatly improved due to the extra weight counteracting the recoil and it was more comfortable with the reduced noise. Another benefit is if it's dark my vision won't be affected by the muzzle flash.
However this isn't the place for this debate so I'll stop here.

@kamimatsu: Well, cold blooded murder can’t be the only motivation to purchase a suppressor. Collecting and modifying guns is just as valid as collecting and modding drones, or cars, or computers.