rdx-fx wrote:
Monkey Spanker wrote:
They can come round but rarely do, when they do they usually make an appointment WoMan, It's no stress, we have a lot more relaxed attitude toward the police checking on our weapons than it seems in the US. We are a lot quieter about these things, we use guns as tools not really recreational objects.
Technically, it's supposedly a similar process for suppressor owners in the US.
Subject to inspection, must have safe, must have paperwork in order, etc.
If the country were sane, we'd have the $200 tax stamp & 6 month wait for semi-auto centerfire rifles, and be able to freely buy suppressors at the sporting goods store. Alas, it's apparently part of the US culture to view wanting to be quiet as a sign of malicious intent.
It's a national imperative that we must be loud, dontchaknow - it's in the bible, or the constitution, or the McDonalds menu, or something
"You.. you want your gun to be quieter
?! You some sort of deviant, or criminal?!"
I wear noise cancelling ear protection when shooting.
Silencer would extend that courtesy to my neighbors, where my earphones protect just me.
Actually, with the muzzle brake on one of my rifles, you really need regular earplugs
and the headset.