I’d like to add that obstacles making silencer ownership difficult and more arduous are also an assault on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). //

cite case studies demonstrating that tinnitus has been found to increase the risk of suicide as it causes emotional stress that can be extreme, bringing on anxiety, depression, or sleep disorders.

Every year, I would get some ATF agent with an IQ barely equivalent to his shoe size to grin as if about to profoundly put me in my place before saying, “Well, you don’t have to shoot guns,” to which I would always respond, “Neither does anyone need to be able to dine in at every restaurant in the city, but they still need to provide ramps and wheelchair access.” //

“Suppressors are a vital tool for responsible gun owners that protect hearing, enhance safety, and reduce firearm noise—but thanks to Hollywood and federal overreach, they’ve been unfairly vilified… Law-abiding Americans shouldn’t have to endure months of red tape and pay an additional tax just to access a safety accessory. The SHUSH Act puts an end to this unnecessary bureaucratic red tape, eliminates the federal tax, and prevents state overreach by treating suppressors like any other firearm accessory,” says Congressman Cloud. //

First, even if it could make the shot itself perfectly silent, most ammunition is supersonic. It's going to break the sound barrier as it flies through the air. Sonic booms are a real thing, folks, and you can't just make that go away in something that fast with no throttle control. Subsonic ammo does exist, of course, but that means giving up power in many cases unless you use some particular rounds. Most of them, however, aren't subsonic as designed. //

But as a safety device, it works. It works well.

It reduces the sound of the shot enough that you're not going to have quite as much issue. In many cases, you still need hearing protection, but not universally so. Even when you do need it, though, the sound is still lessened to such a degree that others in the general area of your range or your property won't have their own peace and quiet disturbed. //

Pat Hines
2 days ago
It's bill number H.R. 850.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/850/text