Obviously labeling is very powerful. The anti's have used these powerful words against the 2nd Amendment for decades and it has worked well; words such as "assault weapon", "high capacity magazine", and "gun show loophole" all resonate with people and they think it is an appropriate title for each object.
2nd Amendment supporters have attempted to use the word suppressor for silencer as it is a more descriptive and correct term, however, for most people who aren't gun aficionados, suppressors will always be known as "silencers", it's just that way and no one is going to change it. You can thank Hollywood for that. Same as how "high capacity magazine" should really be standard capacity and assault weapon should be semi-automatic.
I just saw this article and they call a suppressor a "Hearing Protection Device". It's actually a pretty good term and the first time I've ever heard a silencer called that. Will it stick, I don't know, but it's a good attempt at placing the suppressor into a category of safety products that most people will understand.
We are all awaiting passage of the HPA (Hearing Protection Act) but most realize it probably won't happen this year. Either way, I've only heard of silencers called silencers and suppressors, never as a hearing protection device, like earmuffs. Maybe they've been called that for awhile.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...uppressors-introduced-at-nra-annual-meetings/
2nd Amendment supporters have attempted to use the word suppressor for silencer as it is a more descriptive and correct term, however, for most people who aren't gun aficionados, suppressors will always be known as "silencers", it's just that way and no one is going to change it. You can thank Hollywood for that. Same as how "high capacity magazine" should really be standard capacity and assault weapon should be semi-automatic.
I just saw this article and they call a suppressor a "Hearing Protection Device". It's actually a pretty good term and the first time I've ever heard a silencer called that. Will it stick, I don't know, but it's a good attempt at placing the suppressor into a category of safety products that most people will understand.
We are all awaiting passage of the HPA (Hearing Protection Act) but most realize it probably won't happen this year. Either way, I've only heard of silencers called silencers and suppressors, never as a hearing protection device, like earmuffs. Maybe they've been called that for awhile.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...uppressors-introduced-at-nra-annual-meetings/
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