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Suppressor for home defense?
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:10 am
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:10 am
So, now that we've taken a victory over the NFA in regards to suppressors...
Would you chose to add one to your home defense tools?
One camp says yes, they would. Protect the hearing of themselves and loved ones in the home.
Other camp says no. Loud and proud, let the neighbors know there's something going on at their residence.
Which camp are you in?
Also, we all have a lot of questions about what this ruling means. Here's the site of the store that won the case. A lot of the current answers are there.
https://help.silencershop.com/en/articles/16387894-nfa-ruling-faq-how-suppressor-purchases-work-now
Would you chose to add one to your home defense tools?
One camp says yes, they would. Protect the hearing of themselves and loved ones in the home.
Other camp says no. Loud and proud, let the neighbors know there's something going on at their residence.
Which camp are you in?
Also, we all have a lot of questions about what this ruling means. Here's the site of the store that won the case. A lot of the current answers are there.
https://help.silencershop.com/en/articles/16387894-nfa-ruling-faq-how-suppressor-purchases-work-now
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Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:15 am to Wolfwireless
If someone were to ever break into my house and I had to use force I want it to be as loud as possible
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:16 am to Wolfwireless
Don't want to wake up the wife when you're taking out a burglar
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:16 am to saturday
Might be good for a woman. They get scared of pulling the trigger and hearing a big bang. Would counter the hesitation l.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:17 am to Wolfwireless
I already have a suppressor on my 8.5” 300 B/O that I keep by my bed. They weren’t illegal before this ruling. I guess it deregulated the process or something ?
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:17 am to Wolfwireless
Yes, suppressed for short-range, indoor engagements is very prudent.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:20 am to saturday
quote:
If someone were to ever break into my house and I had to use force I want it to be as loud as possible
If you’re to the point of discharging a firearm inside your home you are well past the “scare them off” stage IMO.
If you have kids in adjacent bedrooms for instance your first choice should be a shotgun with birdshot or something so your 5.56 round isn’t going through multiple walls accidentally and putting people at risk.
A shotgun isn’t worth suppressing.
But if you have a 9mm or something and have ever heard how damn loud they are in an enclosed room you would be leaning towards a suppressor just due to potential hearing loss if you are emptying a magazine inside.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:23 am to Wolfwireless
Burglar will be suppressed.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:23 am to prouddawg
quote:
already have a suppressor on my 8.5” 300 B/O that I keep by my bed. They weren’t illegal before this ruling. I guess it deregulated the process or something ?
Niiiice. I'm wanting a setup pretty close to that.
Essentially what the ruling did, is for those covered by it (list is at the link provided in OP) No forms except for the 4473 at your FFL. UNLESS your state requires extra terms.
OR if your state allows you to use CCW License instead of background check, that can apply.
But yeah. For we freedom states, just order, ship to FFL, and treat like any other firearm purchase.
This post was edited on 8/13/26 at 9:26 am
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:24 am to Wolfwireless
Firing a gun indoors can be punishingly loud, especially a hallway like the one outside most bedrooms. It's not a flashbang but it's closer to that than firing outdoors from a tree stand.
It works both ways but it's something to think about.
It works both ways but it's something to think about.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:26 am to Wolfwireless
Thanks for the synopsis, I didn’t follow, but I knew it was a win.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:27 am to tide06
quote:
f you’re to the point of discharging a firearm inside your home you are well past the “scare them off” stage IMO.
If you have kids in adjacent bedrooms for instance your first choice should be a shotgun with birdshot or something so your 5.56 round isn’t going through multiple walls accidentally and putting people at risk.
A shotgun isn’t worth suppressing.
But if you have a 9mm or something and have ever heard how damn loud they are in an enclosed room you would be leaning towards a suppressor just due to potential hearing loss if you are emptying a magazine inside.
I want the neighborhood to hear. But if I'm to point of discharging a firearm inside my home I'm well past the point of really caring about hearing loss, but I hear what you're saying.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:30 am to Wolfwireless
Sawed off 16 gauge.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:30 am to Wolfwireless
Only thing in a home invasion that really needs suppression is the fools that thought it was a good idea to take what wasn’t theirs
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:31 am to Wolfwireless
As an aside, a person who has never shot a revolver without wearing ear protection is going to freak when pulling the trigger inside of the house. Ear shattering to say the least. As me how I know what an unsuppressed .45 sounds like without ear protection in a normal sized room.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:32 am to Wolfwireless
Having to fill out a background check still to buy a suppressor is absolutely insane.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:34 am to prouddawg
quote:
Thanks for the synopsis, I didn’t follow, but I knew it was a win.
No problem at all.
Yes, a win! Next step, gun ban of 1968!
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:35 am to Wolfwireless
Supress for the safety of the kids hearing.
And, if I don't wake anyone up I can get rid of the bodies an no one one but me will know anything ever happened.
And, if I don't wake anyone up I can get rid of the bodies an no one one but me will know anything ever happened.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:36 am to texag7
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Having to fill out a background check still to buy a suppressor is absolutely insane.
Agreed!
There's still adjustments that the DOJ has to make, to get up to speed in regards to the ruling. Hopefully that's one of the changes they make. But. Since some states still have laws about them being a firearm, my hopes aren't as high as I'd like.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:38 am to Wolfwireless
My 1301 M2 was never intended to be suppressed. Let it rage!
Only reason I would get a suppressor is to shoot varmints at night. I shoot them with .22 shorts and its not too bad. But I think a suppressor would be fun.
Only reason I would get a suppressor is to shoot varmints at night. I shoot them with .22 shorts and its not too bad. But I think a suppressor would be fun.
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