Firearm silencers could soon get deregulated if the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cleared the House earlier Thursday, prevails in the Senate. Buried deep in the megabill is a provision that would ...

In 2019, a gunman shot and killed 12 people in a Virginia Beach municipal building. His semiautomatic weapon was fitted with a silencer, making the gunshots sound, to one survivor, “like a nail gun.” ...

Suppressor reform did not gain broader traction in 2025 just because the gun lobby pushed harder. It moved into the mainstream because the argument shifted from tactical imagery to bureaucracy, ...

WASHINGTON — The massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain types of rifles and shotguns, ...

There’s a scene in the movie “John Wick: Chapter 2,” in which no one else notices the shootout between the movie’s star, Keanu Reeves, and another dude because their pistols are equipped with ...

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To the editor: Oh, please. Republican legislators are whining about the accessibility of firearm silencers under the guise of hearing protection (“GOP tax bill would ease regulations on gun silencers ...

Silence, ban. A coalition of gun rights groups and three New Jersey residents are suing the Garden State for its ban on owning firearm suppressors. Filed in federal court earlier this month, the ...

“Silencers in the wrong hands create serious public safety risks,” Everytown for Gun Safety writes on their website. “The loud and distinctive noise that a gun makes is one of its most important ...

The tightly regulated firearm accessory has long been associated with Hollywood hit men but is rarely seen in real-life murders. By Mike McIntire The gunman who killed the chief executive of ...