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    | MN: Minnesota bill to legalize silencers ignites passions Submitted by: 
			
Mark A. Taff
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    | Passion among supporters and opponents of a bill to legalize silencers ran high on Thursday during a hearing by the Minnesota House Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance Committee.
 
 Gun rights advocates sported buttons that read, "Self defense is a human right," and opponents wore large stickers that said "gun injuries and deaths are preventable." So why is this such a hot topic? Read on for a closer look at the bill and the issue.
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    | Comment by: 
     Millwright66
     (3/13/2015) |  
    | Alas proponents of "silencers" - regardless of the physical realities, the history, or the documented benefits of these devices - are facing a hysterical majority whose "scientific data base" includes a lot of hollywood movie sound tracks, mendacious anti-gun activists, and "zero" personal experience. |  
 
 
     
  
    | Comment by: 
     Millwright66
     (3/13/2015) |  
    | Alas proponents of "silencers" - regardless of the physical realities, the history, or the documented benefits of these devices - are facing a hysterical majority whose "scientific data base" includes a lot of hollywood movie sound tracks, mendacious anti-gun activists, and "zero" personal experience. |  
 
 
     
  
    | Comment by: 
     Sosalty
     (3/14/2015) |  
    | Just the title, "silencers" is misleading.  More accurate to say "suppressors" since they only take the edge off the explosive sound.  It's better for hearing and noise pollution in general. |  
 
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