09-16-2017, 10:53 AM
stanc Wrote:Thank you for providing real world examples that validate my theory. Argue on the grounds of noise pollution control, and it may come back to bite us in the ass by making suppressor use mandatory.
A very unlikely scenario I think we all agree.
Using that logic, suppressors could become compulsory regardless of whether the gun lobby uses noise pollution to argue for greater access to suppressors or not. Mufflers on cars are compulsory so by the same token, why not make it the same for guns? Kind of like, 'Be careful what you wish for' as the government decides, OK, you want suppressors, then everyone has to have them from now on.
A logical but extremely unlikely scenario.
All I predict is the gradual relaxation of laws surrounding their control and access. Unlikely to ever get like New Zealand however, where the only government control over suppressors is the collection of a 20% Goods and Services Tax (GST) at the retail level.