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[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 40 points 2 months ago

Their door sign says "we don't dial 911" if there was any a time to brandish those arms...

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do two of those guns on the right have silencers?

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I've seen most of these ice goons packing rifles with suppressors.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why tho?

That's what they do when playing COD online?

[–] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 42 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Really the number one reason they and people like them use suppressors is for hearing protection. They're operating in urban areas, maybe even going in small rooms, extra hearing protection is important. It also protects nearby civilians ears, who wouldn't have extra hearing protection, police have been sued for hearing damage thanks to loud weapons before.

It's also to just reduce disturbances, with a suppressor fewer people will hear gunshots, and so fewer random civilians will call 911 and cause issues. It's like how emergency services won't run their sirens when they don't need them right then (like if the road is already clear, or it's night-time), just their lights.

Suppressors don't make it completely silent, they just make the noise a lot more manageable and reasonable. They generally aren't really used as sneaky spy tools, though sneaky spies might use them (along with subsonic rounds and modified firearms). Suppressors are actually a really good safety tools, and it's a really good idea to have one as a gun owner. It protects ears at the range, and god forbid you ever have to actually use a gun, a suppressor would probably be the only hearing protection you get.

[–] stink@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nah they probably think it just looks hard

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 19 points 2 months ago

It's probably both. I doubt they care much about the ears of the people they are terrorizing but they might care about their own and everything @oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net said was correct.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago

Ah ok, that makes sense. Thanks for the clarification 

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Others already answered what I was going to say, hearing protection is a major reason for a suppressor.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

Ironic really, seeing as pretty much everyone in ICE is tone deaf 

[–] godlessworm@hexbear.net 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

believe it or not she ordered a pizza and those are just the papa johns delivery infantry unit fighting the war on hunger

[–] DogThatWentGorp@hexbear.net 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

God bless our troops ☦️🍕😇

[–] Omegamint@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago

The thin crust line

[–] ProgAimerGirl@hexbear.net 32 points 2 months ago

combat stack at the door for a lady in scrubs with a phone, the pussiest sunglass racks in camo to ever do it

[–] sisatici@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

land of free

more like

land of yi ( our term form barbarians)

[–] agentant@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Aquilae@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

Is this synthesis?