Question: Why are firearm silencers against the law?

[bobevenson]

Answer: Because the government encourages and supports hearing loss and noise pollution.

[Dalek Prime]

Answer: Because the government encourages and supports noise pollution.

Truth is, police just want to be able to echo locate the crazy libertarian militiaman, so they can get a proper bead on them, and protect society from kooks.

[bobevenson]

Right, and when your totalitarian government goes one step too far, you'll come running to the USA for help!

[Dalek Prime]

Right, and when your totalitarian government goes one step too far, you'll come running to the USA for help!

Yeah, no. I'll stay on my side of the border, thanks.

So, how are you Bob? It's been awhile since we last had a pleasant chat *giggle*. Everything good, besides a lack of silencers?

[Arising_uk]

Right, and when your totalitarian government goes one step too far, you'll come running to the USA for help!

Why? One of their allies likely to attack you?

[bobevenson]

It would be interesting to see who has the balls to do it.

[Arising_uk]

If history is the judge it'd be the only way you'd fight against a totalitarian govt.

[bobevenson]

All I know is that we kicked King George's ass clear across the ocean.

[Arising_uk]

You know very little then as without the French navy, artillery know-how and money and the Spanish and Dutch money and the trained by the British army redcoat settlers you'd still be a colony, but you'd not know that as you are the son of recent immigrants. Still, we have to thank 'you' for welshing(apologies) on trade and your debt with the French as it helped bring their empire down.

[bobevenson]

At least the United States is sailing in the right direction compared to the rest of the world, and the AEP will become its helmsman.

[Arising_uk]

... and the AEP will become its helmsman.

As if, but will you be implementing your taxation and banking policies? If so we look forward to the hyper-inflation iceberg you'll be driving the US into.

[Gary Childress]

Answer: Because the government encourages and supports noise pollution.

The short answer is that they are, in most cases, REGULATED, just like firearm possession is regulated. Owning a silencer is NOT against the law in 41 of 50 states so long as the purchaser goes through proper channels.

In the United States, taxes and strict regulations affect the manufacture and sale of suppressors under the National Firearms Act. They are legal for individuals to possess and use for lawful purposes in 41 of the 50 states.[41] However, a prospective user must go through an application process administered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which requires a federal tax payment of $200 and a thorough criminal background check.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppressor#United_States

Other than being outraged over taxation or having restrictions on weapon ownership, what other matters are of most concern to our divine lord who art in heaven communicating through you? Does God ever get concerned about all the blood shed in the world or all the poverty or does God just want us all to own silencers on our assault rifles?

[bobevenson]

A prospective silencer buyer must go through an application process administered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which requires a federal tax payment of $200.

Expanding upon former Chief Justice John Marshall, the power to tax is the power to destroy, cripple, hurt, dissuade and otherwise interfere with free choice.

[Gary Childress]

A prospective silencer buyer must go through an application process administered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which requires a federal tax payment of $200.[/quote}
Expanding upon former Chief Justice John Marshall, the power to tax is the power to destroy, cripple, hurt, dissuade and otherwise interfere with free choice.

NO. It is NOT ONLY "the power to destroy, cripple, hurt, dissuade and otherwise interfere with free choice." Taxes also bring us many benefits as a society. Of course there are drawbacks to taxation and we must constantly fight to prevent abuse. But having no tax at all to fund communal projects would probably be even worse. Hence the reason taxation came into being at all.

[thedoc]

All I know is that we kicked King George's ass clear across the ocean.

There is a real corrupted view of history, but I forget the winners write the history books to suit themselves.