A $200 federal excise tax on gun suppressors is set to expire on Jan.1, 2026. Suppressors, also called silencers, reduce a gun's sound by about 30 decibels but do not eliminate it. Benefits of using ...

Silencers, also called suppressors, are tube-shaped devices that, when screwed into the muzzle of a gun, slow the decompression of gases that propel a bullet forward, thus reducing the “pop” sound of ...

While “silencer” is the technical term, many firearms enthusiasts prefer “suppressor” because it more accurately describes what the device does. A silencer doesn’t make a firearm completely silent – ...

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In 2019, a gunman shot and killed 12 people in a Virginia Beach municipal building. His semiautomatic weapon was fitted with a silencer, making the gunshots sound, to one survivor, “like a nail gun.” ...

In this photo taken Jan. 27, 2017, a handgun with a silencer and two magazines are shown at a gun range in Atlanta. JEFFERSON CITY — Two Missouri lawmakers want to repeal a ban on firearm silencers ...

Four years after the Texas Legislature passed a bill attempting to get around a federal registration requirement on gun silencers, Congress is weighing whether to do away with it altogether. House ...

(CNN) — The Justice Department is evaluating whether to defend the federal government’s restrictions on gun silencers that have been in place since the 1930s as part of President Donald Trump’s order ...