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Originally Posted by Resipsa

Why exactly would someone need a silencer?

They generally call them suppressors now since they lessen the noise but do not make it silent. In fact, here is a video showing that it is quite a bit quieter, but that you can still hear a suppressed firearm easily from 350 yards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lsx0...eature=related