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Suppressors-Hearing Protection or Assassin's Tool?
No doubt, the tax men of the day ran short of funds after the prohibition of alcohol was lifted. As all good government folk will eventually do, they went looking for a new source of revenue and a justification for their further existence. Suppressors were lumped in with machine guns as evil and without a legitimate need by civilians.
Several places in Europe and New Zealand allow suppressors and actually require them for hunting. Strange, as the ridiculous gun bans there would make you think there wasn't a chance of getting one. The government's line of reasoning is they serve as a means of hearing protection, and in closer communities, it is more polite to "silence" the obnoxious noise from a rifle.
I am owner of only one suppressor so far, but I must admit, I love shooting my rifle with no ear muffs on and not having my tinnitus (constant ringing in the ears) kick in. I plan to buy more!
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