Advocates for silencers say it protects hearing but the only person close enough to be in danger of hearing loss is the shooter. They make ear plugs for that. In the event of a mass shooting a silencer would make it harder for responders to tell where the shooter is.

We need universal gun laws. It shouldn't be left up to the states to decide, it needs to be done nationwide. Stop playing around and tell your lawmakers to do their damn job and make our country safer from the whackos out there that want to harm as many people as possible with the guns they possess.

Now with the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School Massacre arriving in three days another person has died making threats against Denver schools. An 18 year old idolizing this horrible tragedy thought she’d do the same. I can honestly say in the 25 years I’ve been in Colorado we haven’t learned a GD thing about mass shootings and now you want to consider suppression devices ok. If you pass this think of the tribute you’ll be leaving the Columbine kids. Happy Anniversary. As a multi gun owner I wear ear plugs and muffs and would never need a silencer for any hunting or other legal reason. The problem with additions to guns is that they are portable. What good is a bump stock law if it’s ok in one state but not all of them? Same with a silencer. What good is it too have them be illegal in Colorado but not in Kansas? I’ll just conceal it over the boarder and now there’s silencers in Colorado where we specifically didn’t want them. We can’t seem to control the guns themselves. At least we can control the add ons. And for those screaming Constitution rights, just show me where it says anything about suppressors on black powder weapons in the well organized militia.

With the rate of gun violence so high in this country (second only to nations at war), why make things even more confusing and potentially dangerous! Let hunters use ear plugs!

The folks at risk of their lives from shooters are Americans, not just residents of their states. This is a Constitutional issue, and requires guidance and oversight from the federal government!

You don’t need a silencer to shoot a deer. This is absurd. As a resident of CO whose kid has been in 2 lockdowns this year and now has school canceled due to a credible threat of Gun Violence, we don’t need to make any part of getting a weapon or parts any easier. We need ACTUAL GUN REFORM. Vote it down.

All gun reform needs to be on the same page, therefore, it needs to be federally mandated (just like the drivers' license and seat belt laws and auto insurance, etc). We cannot trust the states to do the right thing. Take Chicago for instance. It's a "gun free zone" yet the gun crimes are over the top and that's because criminals and crazies can get their guns in Indiana which has irresponsible and lax gun laws and then bring them into Chicago and wreak havoc. When that happens, republicans irreverently blame the "gun free zone" rather than the abject stupidity of the irresponsible Indiana guns laws. Indiana (along with other red states with irresponsible gun laws) is not doing the right thing. Suppressors are dangerous, especially in the wrong hands, because there is only one use for suppressors and that is to kill human beings -quietly- making it very difficult to identify the shooter. (Don't make me laugh by telling me hunters need suppressors.) There is a great need to regulate gun suppressors and states, especially states with irresponsible and lax gun laws, should not be allowed to make that decision. Using the "protection of hearing for hunters" is a ridiculous, absurd excuse to deregulate the suppressor and is irresponsible as there are other measures to use such as ear plugs. Doesn't surprise me at all that irresponsible republicans are behind this bill.

What practical use would a person need one of these?

We are The UNITED States of America. We need to unify many considerations as a Country, especially when it comes to Citizen’s safety. There needs to be minimum Federal Standards that also meet legal and ethical standards and requirements, and if individual states want to add additional restrictions or safety protocols above and beyond, then they can. At some point, if many states have adopted additional regulations, then likely they should be adopted Federally to unite the Country. Single Federal regulations = less overall regulations. It is more difficult to design products and market products to meet specific state regulations. Cost more too.

It's not a safety device. Wear hearing protection if the noise is a problem. They are a way to quietly kill people. The general public has no realistic need for them.