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[–] 19051578? ago 

Silencer is an incorrect term for them, because they don't silence gunfire. They still make a substantial amount of noise, and depending on the gun and round, they're still hearing unsafe with one on. They're called suppressors, and they're regulated by the NFA. Every suppressor needs to be registered with the ATF and you have to go through a rigamaroo to own one. The thing that shits me is that they are not at all how hollywood portrays them, like that John Wick scene, gunfire doesn't disappear with a suppressor. Their purpose, if I recall, was to make gunfire hearing-safe when indoors for Police/Military activity and shit. They don't exist for such a sinister reason as making it easy to kill someone without anyone hearing, but rather that you can use firearms without going deaf.