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PA Bill Number: SB1198

Title: In plants and plant products, providing for plant and pollinator protection; conferring powers and duties on the Department of Agriculture and ...

Description: In plants and plant products, providing for plant and pollinator protection; conferring powers and duties on the Department of Agriculture and .. ...

Last Action: Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Last Action Date: May 17, 2024

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Senator Attacking The Second Amendment Knows Nothing About Guns :: 03/15/2017

Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand went out of her way Tuesday to prove she knows next to nothing about guns or silencers.

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Gillibrand is currently trying to stop suppressors from being removed from the National Firearms Act (NFA), and fired off several tweets against the common sense move to protect the hearing of people who enjoy shooting. (SLIDESHOW: Celebrate The Second Amendment With These Gorgeous Gun-Loving Women)

The tweets were soaked with the ignorance of somebody who has spent more time watching spy movies than actually firing weapons.

Suppressed weapons aren’t like how they’re portrayed in movies. In fact, firing a suppressed weapon without hearing protection is still not a wise move.

Here are a few videos to prove how loud a suppressed weapon can be. Senator Gillibrand might be surprised to learn it’s not exactly how James Bond makes it look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPtsLwcVZEE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM8xvE5B4yk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=T6SvS5wwu9A

Having a suppressed weapon is a great idea because it does lower hearing risk, and it might allow easier shooting for those who live in rural areas with neighbors perhaps only a few hundred yards away.

However, it’s naive to pretend slapping a suppresser on a weapon automatically makes you a bad guy with a gun that nobody can now hear.

http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/14/surprise-senator-attacking-the-second-amendment-knows-nothing-about-guns/