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 ...

A silencer (a.k.a. suppressor) is a device that screws onto the muzzle of a gun barrel, designed to dampen the sound of a shot. There are silencers for handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Hiram Percy ...

In a blurred cellphone video that would later go viral, federal officers knock on a Florida gun owner’s door, demanding he turn over an illegal device they claim he bought as a silencer for his AR-15 ...

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 ...