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I read this as "Government expects magical boom of item that specific target market already buys"
Honey, I finally bought that gun suppressor! We don't even own a gun, let alone a gun this fits on Yes, but it was ~~~~~~Tax Exempt~~~~~~
If you go far enough left, you get your guns back.
Outside some specific hunting (like bait hunting foxes) silencers are not needed. Then again an assault rifle is a bad hunting weapon so...
Suppressors are an important safety device for everyone's hearing. Watching someone fire a 9mm handgun without a suppressor is painful to me, even with double hearing protection (ear plugs and muffs).
If you use sporting/hunting stuff perhaps. With a Peltor Optime III and plugs you should be well covered. My service weapon in the army was a HK G3 (7.62/.308) and for normal range shooting this setup is demonstrably fine even if you shoot 100s of cartridges.
Now I do mainly 12 gauge clay shooting with the occational .22 LR with a Walther SSP so I don't feel a suppressor is needed (or possible on the shotgun)
But to each his own I guess
They're uncommon, but shotgun supressors exist.
I mostly shoot rifles, so I make no promises for how they will impact your patterns.
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All my range guns have suppressors in addition to my owning high quality ear pro. You don't need a suppressor to shoot, but it's a kind thing to do for your future ability to use your ears.
You don't need 35 of them, but one per caliber is a good start.
What muffs/plugs do you use? I use a Peltor Optime III, and some molded plugs. I eschew dynamic stuff because they don't give enough protection. Granted I don't do much indoor shooting (never have). What I found hardest is tactical manouvering in the field shooting with coms on one ear.
Lately I've been trying out the walkers razor quad BT for the range, the wood shop, and yard work. At the range I also have a no name bag of foam plugs I also wear.