What firearm suppressors are, what they aren't, why they are restricted in the US, and why they shouldn't be.

Table of Contents:
Introduction - 0:01
Thompsons and Prohibition - 1:55
The 1934 NFA Bill - 4:07
The NFA Today - 12:49
New Restrictions - 14:54
Benefits of Suppressors - 23:49
The Real Threat - 27:36

1934 National Firearms Act Hearings:
https://books.google.com/books?id=DFw...

Actual Criminal Use of Suppressors:
https://www.westerncriminology.org/do...

Transcript with Notes:
https://www.trex-arms.com/2019/07/18/...

Corrections:
HP Maxim's Silencer patent was actually granted in 1909. I said 1916 because I was thinking about the Thompson...

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