Everytown for Gun Safety is trying to kill suppressor de-regulation, and as part of that objective, the anti-gun organization announced Friday that it is launching ads in D.C. taxicabs calling on lawmakers to oppose the SHARE Act.
The ad, which you can see below, will run in 2,500 taxicabs over the next two weeks.
“When people hear the sound of a gunshot, they know to run, hide, protect themselves or notify law enforcement – that’s why silencer-equipped firearms in the wrong hands put people’s safety at risk,” said John Feinblatt, the president of Everytown for Gun Safety in a press release.
“Congress must listen to the American people, and reject the gun lobby’s agenda to gut silencer safety laws, or any other legislation that puts gun industry profits ahead of public safety,” he continued.
As it’s been said, many, many, many times, firearm suppressors don’t completely silence gunfire, they simply lower it to a more hearing-friendly level. Much like a muffler does for one’s engine.
SEE ALSO: No, Hillary, Suppressors Would Not Have Made Las Vegas More Deadly
The fact-checkers at PolitiFact looked into this very issue recently, debunking a claim by former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton that suppressors would’ve made the shooting in Las Vegas much worse.
Here’s an excerpt from the article:
A typical gunshot is around 150-160 decibels, a level that can cause hearing damage. Suppressors can reduce that sound by around 20-30 decibels, depending on the gun, ammunition, temperature and even humidity.
That’s just below the threshold for instant hearing damage. Experts compared the suppressed sound levels to a jackhammer and a jumbo jet on the tarmac 100 yards away. That’s still fairly loud.
It’s important to note that suppressors are intended to lower the sound for the shooter, not the target. Jeremy Mallette, who has researched suppressors for Silencer Shop, estimated the sound of suppressed gunfire would go up 10 to 15 decibels downrange — making the impact of the suppressor even lower for those on the receiving end.
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PolitiFact said that Clinton’s assertion was “False.” The same could be said Everytown’s claim that suppressors pose a risk to public safety. That’s false. They don’t.
The SHARE Act, which now contains language from the Hearing Protection Act, the original bill to remove suppressors from the National Firearms Act, has not been scheduled yet for a vote in the Senate or in the House.
Progress on the legislation stalled in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting. Reports from McClatchy this week, however, suggest that Republicans are “still hopeful” about a floor vote on the SHARE Act and that GOP House members continue to “quietly” advocate for the suppressor deregulation.
Though most anti-gun rights supporters are clueless to the facts, they aren’t stupid. ANY reduction in ANY regulation will be fought vehemently as a step backward in their fight to disarm Americans totally. This is just one step in their progressive plan to take over the U.S. but it cannot be done while there is an armed citizenry to resist. Simple fact. We have lost most of the media as well as most of the institutions of education to their propaganda. We need to hold the line when it comes to the 2nd Amendment.
Suppressors muffle the sound of only the gases that follow the bullet. They do not muffle the sound from the body of the weapon, the sound of gases that overtake the bullet, the sound of the bullet’s flight and do not muffle the sound of the strike against the target. It is not possible to completely remove sound by installing a nozzle on the barrel.
Obviously these dumb asses at Everytown For Gun Safety think that suppressors emit no sound. What a bunch of dipshits.
Sorry Everytown for Gun Safety, I couldn’t HEAR you….
The left is so hypnotized by Hollywood and truly believes that all “suppressed” (lets use the correct name) guns whisper shots when in reality, as we are all aware of, unless you are using subsonic ammunition there is barely any noticeable difference between suppressed and non-suppressed shots. That is my opinion using my suppressors. To me it is almost a waste of money.
Actually the assertion is false. The facts are that suppressors will reduce the sound of an AR15 to a volume of around 100 to 110 decibels. These people think that suppressed weapons are like the TV shows and movies where the firearm makes a small spitting sound when fired which is absurd. So this whole approach to the attempt to kill the SHARE act is nothing more than anti-gun fanatics trying to get win under their belt. They might want to talk to the DCPD who just ordered a shipment of suppressors for their officer’s rifles to protect their hearing when forced to use them. The campaign is silly.
Well why not just use executive orders like the last president did when he gave a pass to marijuana users and illegals, the same could be done for suppressors since you could \”grow your own\”.
The President cannot issue an executive order that contradicts a law. The law specifically subjects silencers to the NFA. The only thing that the President could theoretically do is not prosecute violators–but there isn’t an FFL anywhere that will put its license at risk on the possibility that the ATF will not take action to revoke a license or that the DOJ will not prosecute. It isn’t worth the risk.