Las Vegas, we are grieving with you\u2014the victims, those who lost loved ones, the responders, & all affected by this cold-blooded massacre.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Hillary\u2019s shameless politicization of tragedy comes as no surprise.<\/p>\n The Hearing Protection Act, which would make suppressors available to those who can pass a background check, is one of only two major pro-gun pieces of legislation currently being considered by the U.S. Congress. As an emotionless cyborg, Hillary couldn\u2019t pass on the chance to attack whatever GOP-backed legislation happens to be hot.<\/p>\n Her criticisms would have been more effective, however, if they were based in reality (they aren\u2019t).<\/p>\n A new report<\/a> from Politifact, a nonpartisan fact-checking organization, has this to say about Clinton\u2019s statement:<\/p>\n \u201cA suppressor would not have made a difference in the Las Vegas case, because of the positioning of the weapons and because of the distance of the shooter from the crowd. Clinton\u2019s staff provided no evidence to suggest a different outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n Suppressors suppress the sound of a gunshot; they don\u2019t silence it. Politifact points out that even a suppressed firearm produces a sound approximately as loud as a jackhammer, especially when shooting high-caliber rounds like those used by the Las Vegas gunman.<\/p>\n In addition, suppressors work to lower muzzle blast volume for the shooter, not those downrange. Jeremy Mallette, who has researched suppressors for Silencer Shop, told Politifact that the sound of suppressed gunfire would go up 10 to 15 decibels downrange. While the sound of the gunshots would have been slightly reduced, it still would have been audible from the concert venue.<\/p>\nNRA: \u2018We Did Not Say Ban, Confiscate Bump Stocks\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n
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