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    | MA: Bill would legalize firearm suppressors in Massachusetts Submitted by: 
			
Mark A. Taff
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    | Forty-two states allow private ownership of firearm suppressors, but Massachusetts is not one of them. Ownership could become legal if lawmakers pass a bill filed by State Senator Don Humason (R-Westfield).
 
 State Lawmakers are considering the bill that would remove a Massachusetts ban on firearm suppressors, or a device used to silence, muffle or diminish the noise of a firearm.
 
 Second amendment advocates said the move would protect the hearing of firearm safety instructors and hunters.
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    | Comment by: 
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    | "...could be more victims in instances like this if guns are silenced." 
 COULD BE?
 
 You can't attenuate liberty based upon "could be".
 
 Democrats couldn't buy a clue if it was government subsidized.
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