While “silencer” is the technical term, many firearms enthusiasts prefer “suppressor” because it more accurately describes what the device does. The term suppressor acknowledges this reality and ...

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.” ...

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 ...