[stagpanther]

I hate it when these things become politicized--because then the real utility of using them gets lost. There was a movement underway to get silencers available as an assistive device to older people who have hearing problems, and that was IMO the best chance to get the restrictions lifted--and as an old fart that does suffer from degenerating hearing I think this is a genuine "best chance" effort because the fed's own disability act resulted in very powerful institution of laws.