Nice pic. I however ran across a reason to never ever use a silencer on a firearm for self defense.
30 year federal enhancement for use of a silencer or machinegun in a violent crime.
This means if the shooting is not ruled in your favor, and say they decide to give you a few years for involuntary manslaughter, or if they live some form of violent felony or something because they decided you did not retreat enough or something yet it was otherwise valid self defense(in places with a duty to retreat) that violent charge with a silencer makes you eligable under 18 USC 924 C:
"c)(1) Whoever, during and in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime (including a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime which provides for an enhanced punishment if committed by the use of a deadly or dangerous weapon or device) for which he may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, uses or carries a firearm, shall, in addition to the punishment provided for such crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, be sentenced to imprisonment for five years, and if the firearm is a short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or semiautomatic assault weapon, to imprisonment for ten years, and if the firearm is a machinegun, or a destructive device, or is equipped with a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, to imprisonment for thirty years. In the case of his second or subsequent conviction under this subsection, such person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for twenty years, and if the firearm is a machinegun, or a destructive device, or is equipped with a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, to life imprisonment without release. (FOOTNOTE 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court shall not place on probation or suspend the sentence of any person convicted of a violation of this subsection, nor shall the term of imprisonment imposed under this subsection run concurrently with any other term of imprisonment including that imposed for the crime of violence or drug trafficking crime in which the firearm was used or carried"
Suddenly NFA articles for self defense do not look so appealing. A jury deciding against you but taking it easy on you because of the self defense situation and giving you say a couple years or the amount of time you were behind bars in trial with time served would still make you eligable for 30 additional years.
Pulling such a weapon on someone to prevent a crime and getting charged with assault with a deadly weapon or similar "violent" crime using the firearm as a deterent as some mention doing? 30 additional years with a silencer. No thanks.
I hope to never get charged with a crime for defending myself, but in the unfortunate chance that I do the last thing I want is insane illogical enhancements that prohibit probation and mandate 30 additional federal years.