Comment by toomuchtodo
1 year ago
Fair points, I simply don't (subjectively, imho, ymmv) believe it is that hard, legally or illegally, to acquire or possess firearms and accessories for them in most US jurisdictions. "The purpose of the system is what it does" sort of thing. Appreciate the discussion! "Don't break the law" PSA.
I spend _a lot_ of my life interacting with firearms, gun culture and accessories. I do so in Illinois where suppressors are illegal and I’ve never seen one here.
Indiana is a bike ride away and has some of the loosest gun laws in America. I shoot suppressed there all the time.
I believe that manufactured suppressors actually are hard to get in the US in a way that is untraceable to the original purchaser, which makes them hard to get in illegal jurisdictions.
Guns are much more broadly sold and less restricted so I agree that they tend to be very available.