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They were only added to the NFA because they "compromised" (sound like a current word?), knowing that what was on the proposed NFA (handguns!) would never allow the bill to pass, so they dropped handguns and added suppressors as a compromise.
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Actually, they were added because they were a new and relatively expensive product at the time. Maxim called it the "silencer" as a marketing term, but they were never
silent. The idea was that, if I could afford one of those, I could afford to pay a tax.
While the NFA conveniently
functioned as a ban, it was proposed as a way for FDR to collect taxes to fund New Deal programs.
Aside from poachers (who make their own illegal ones), I can't recall a single crime of violence committed with one.