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Quote Originally Posted by BobR
There is no legal use or need whatsoever for silencers or any non-criminal reason to have one.
I have one for a 22LR pistol for the exact purpose listed on the article you quoted.

In a vast majority of states you can legally shoot on your own property as long as you have a backstop. State of Florida thats basically anywhere as for the most part they only have federal firearms laws. I don't use mine for the safety of my own ear drums but for the annoyance of neighbors. I have 17 acres though so its not like I live in a suburb, and I could shoot 5.56 all day if I wanted to, but I don't want to annoy everyone. So sometimes I plink with the silenced pistol.

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the nation’s 55 million gun owners
There are surely a hell of a lot more gun owners than that no doubt.

Yep, I see nothing wrong with owning a silencer or 3 but of course the only reason to have one is to kill people
You can easily get around the noise issue by using .22 shorts in a revolver (the 22 short doesn't have enough energy to cycle a semi-auto). Hardly any sound at all just a tiny pop. The close up assasin's weapon of choice, or indoor target practice with telephone book.