OMG I did not realize that! Thanks for the info. I'll sleep better tonight knowing that. For years Ive been worrying about silencers.

Protects the environment from noise pollution too . The EPA should endorse their use .

Ummm  nice try but no, ear protection is readily available

Fellow Conservative gun owner keeping it real

We already have ear plugs to protect users' hearing.  Unsilenced guns are more effective at scaring off home invaders.

Edit:  And while you use your silenced gun to take out the intruder attacking your wife, his accomplices continue to rape and murder your children believing they haven't been discovered yet.

yeah theyre not really 'silent' anyway its not like the movies .. and ammo designed to use 'with' silencers is alot less powerful also it has to push the projectile less than the speed of sound or that in itself makes a loud bang .. its not like the movies where a guy uses a silenced weapon to take a thousand yard shot .. that simply 'cant' happen .. its just a bunch of hype and a way for anti-gun activists to put more restrictions on your right ...

Is that why every soldier is issued a silencer?

How many people are protecting their family using firearms so often that it affects their hearing?