Why on Earth would anyone need a silencer?
A suppressor attenuates the flash and report of the weapon it's attached to, making it less obtrusive to shoot on the range, and less likely to cause temporary (or permanent) hearing loss when discharging without (or even with) hearing protection, e.g. home-defense, or even hunting where legal.
For range shooting, it can help you be a better neighbor to both adjacent lanes, and nearby properties. Makes it sound like someone is building a house down the street, rather than coming through the wall next to your head.
It doesn't turn the firearm into an "assassination tool" (a suppressed weapon is much longer and less concealable), and it doesn't make the weapon "silent"- there is still a very noticeable report, even with subsonic ammo. So there are plenty of reasons for a firearms enthusiast, hunter, or anyone who believes in the right to defend one's life to want a suppressor. It doesn't add any danger and makes shooting some firearms more enjoyable- isn't that reason enough?
I'd love to own at least one suppressor, but living in CA makes it effectively impossible to enjoy (can't have it here), so I'd have to go through even more hoops to keep it with family in TX and I'd almost never see it.
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