(07-03-2025, 08:21 PM)Ninurta Wrote:(07-03-2025, 07:43 PM)xuenchen Wrote: The OBBB just passed The House. Trump signs July 4th
Well then - we'll see if Musk makes good on his threat to create the "American Party" in a few days. Either way, if the Republicrats don't find a way before the midterms to get suppressors, SBR's, and SBS's off of the Federal Registry, I'm done with the Repulicrats.
They had a golden opportunity, and they folded like a cheap lawn chair instead.
I don't care so much about SBR's and SBS's. They're useless to me, but they ought to be allowed for those who think they might have a use, since the 2nd Amendment guarantees that the government is not allowed to interfere with the right to have them.
Suppressors are a different matter. The ability to use suppressors on a regular basis might have saved my hearing. I'd like for my children and grandchildren to have that option unencumbered if they so choose. Hearing is important, despite what the Republicrats think about it.
I've used suppressors upon occasion as circumstances permitted. They're not like the movies show - they usually just reduce the report of the weapon to safe levels, they don't make a shot truly "silent". The most effective one's I've used were on a Ruger 10/22 and a suppressor made for the CIA, only 6 of which were ever made, on an M9 pistol. The 10/22 suppressor was built-in to the barrel of the weapon, not detachable, and enshrouded the entire barrel from chamber to muzzle. It was so effective that all I could hear was the slap pf the bolt cycling. The M9 suppressor was a little louder than that, but not a lot. Most are considerably louder, but still hearing safe. No reason to ban or "regulate" them other than dumbasses who are scared because they get all their information from either inaccurate movies, or other clueless dumbasses.
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I've been thinking a while now that the political parties (democrats/republicans or left/right) are just political theater. This all just proves it. It's just to keep us , the masses, divided and preoccupied with politics , instead of what the 1% are really up to.