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Malcrasternus posted...

Suppressors aren't as quiet as Hollywood makes them out to be. Most bring the decibels down to just under the threshold of immediate damage. They're still loud as hell under most circumstances.

Also Maine has what's called Yellow Flag laws, which if I'm reading right means it can only be issue via law enforcement, then the state investigates the individual, then makes the call whether or not to remove the firearms from the person's home.

The thing is, they knew about this guy for months, and never issued the yellow flag. We can have all the laws we want, but if no one enforces them, it means nothing.

Wow, didn't know about yellow flag laws. This is actually the first time I heard of them, only hear about red. Yeah seems like this shit should have been prevented quite a while ago.

Also I would consider shooting in a unclosed space with people running and screaming to be not most circumstances. The sounds of his gun could have been masked and would have been much harder for people to pin point where he was coming from, not to mention how different a suppressed gun sounds. I would think typically people wouldn't have realized it was a gun at first. Since the sound would be different then what people are used to hearing and it isn't like the movies. Would also depend on the suppressor that he was gonna buy as well.