Dems Want Suppressor Ban, All Based On Hollywood Hype

By Tom Knighton

Suppressors aren’t particularly common. You can’t go out and pick one up at your local gun store on a whim. They’re tightly controlled and somewhat difficult to obtain.

In fact, they’re rarely used in criminal activity at all, and not because they’re tightly controlled. The truth is, they’re also easy to manufacture, which means criminals who wanted them could easily obtain/make them.

However, the Virginia Beach shooter used a suppressor, and now Democrats are scrambling to ban the devices. They’re not doing it based on what actually happened, either, but what the Hollywood version of a suppressor is like.

Cover your ears. You’re not going to want to hear this. Elected officials are attempting to set national firearms policy based on spy fiction movies instead of facts.

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, introduced the Help Empower Americans to Respond (HEAR) Act, that would ban the sale, possession and confiscate firearm suppressors. Menendez said the tragic Virginia Beach murders spurred his ban proposal, claiming suppressors masked the sound of gunfire like what is commonly portrayed in James Bond movies. Menendez once again demonstrates his anti-gun agenda instead of pursuing policies that add to the public’s safety.

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Source:: Bearing Arms