A man from Brookings was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison last week for possession of a silencer. So are silencers legal or not? Sioux Falls residents who read that story about Neiko ...

While “silencer” is the technical term, many firearms enthusiasts prefer “suppressor” because it more accurately describes what the device does. A silencer doesn’t make a firearm completely silent – ...

A few months ago I was invited to the "Silencers Are Legal" shoot down in Texas.Unfortunately, the changeover in KU editorial staff, preparations for the MilBlog conference at the Military.com level ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — House lawmakers moved Thursday to legalize silencers and loosen the rules for bringing firearms onto the state Capitol grounds, reigniting debate over guns in Minnesota even as ...

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 ...

You’ve seen that scene in movies where some deranged assassin screws a silencer on his pistol and kills someone, or maybe a bunch of someones, completely undetected. It’s a popular depiction. And a ...

WASHINGTON — The day House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., was shot in June during a congressional baseball practice, his colleagues were supposed to hold a hearing on a bill to make it easier for ...

Gov. Christine Gregoire signed three gun bills into law passed by lawmakers during the regular session. HB 1016 allows use of suppressors. Known as silencers, suppressors are common in many other ...