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Suppressors are legal in all but 11 states if you fill out the paperwork.

• declan 14y ago
  Please don't interject facts into this discussion! This is Hacker News, where we should just say what we THINK might be correct, or should be correct, without having any actual knowledge of the subject. That's what real hackers do, right? BTW it's worth pointing out that some countries like Finland do not regulate silencers/sound suppressors on the grounds that they reduce noise pollution and benefit public health by reducing the risk of hearing damage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Finland#Related_objects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Finland#Related...
  • vy8vWJlco 14y ago
    I think you're confusing HN with Slashdot. :p (At least, I always hoped the level of discussion was more nitpicking... I mean "detail-oriented.") Also: "The data indicates that use of silenced firearms in crime is a rare occurence, and is a minor problem" ( http://wcr.sonoma.edu/v08n2/44.clark/clark.pdf http://wcr.sonoma.edu/v08n2/44.clark/clark.pdf )
  • rdouble 14y ago
    The post I was replying to is largely correct. Criminals don't have suppressors because there is no secondary market for suppressors due to regulation. That said, I would guess they wouldn't need or use them even if they were available.
    • icelancer 14y ago
      Criminals don't have suppressors because they are a novelty and any gun-owner understands this.
  • D9u 14y ago
    ...without having any actual knowledge of the subject. That's what real hackers do, right? Not at all. Real "hackers" are intimately knowledgeable regarding the systems with which they work.
• basictheory 14y ago
  and wait 8-10 months for the NFA background check.