Suppressors for home defense?

[NW PREPPER]

This may have been already covered. Just wondering what people's thoughts on running your home defense gun with a suppressor. Too much of a legal risk? In other words do you think if you use one legally you could still get into trouble? Just curious.

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[MDDM]

Suppress everything.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

I prefer good ear pro for me and the surprise factor for them, and if the situation requires post encounter police involvement I don't need to worry about my suppressor sitting in the evidence room

 

[Yarome]

These days, a perfectly legal SD shooting is just as likely to jam a guy up a bit no matter what you do. I wouldn't let that make me second guess a suppressed home SD option.

After all. No matter what happens you'll still have your hearing, right.

 

[MDDM]

These days, a perfectly legal SD shooting is just as likely to jam a guy up a bit no matter what you do. I wouldn't let that make me second guess a suppressed home SD option.

After all. No matter what happens you'll still have your hearing, right.

"What?"

 

[Ben B.]

On a rifle, yes. On a pistol…..only if it's a stubby grease can.

If everything goes so terribly sideways that you have guns pointed AND have to shoot inside your house, I don't want a clumsy 7"-9" dong hanging off the front end of a pistol. I want that pistol maneuverable and compact and hard to grab/wrestle/knock away.

 

[kmk1012]

I prefer good ear pro for me and the surprise factor for them, and if the situation requires post encounter police involvement I don't need to worry about my suppressor sitting in the evidence room

I'm sure a nice home invader would gladly wait for you to put ear pro on before any type on encounter. That being said, my hearing is already pretty jacked so as long as I win then I'm happy.

 

[TTSX]

Yeah, let's overthink things again.

 

[DLS]

I have electronic ear pro staged next to each rapid access safe. It only takes a moment to slip it on.

 

[nammac]

I want a suppressor for my J frame. Seen them on all those cop/detective/private eye shows from the 70's…

 

[L84Cabo]

As long as your suppressor is legal, I don't see how the use of one in a defensive situation, in and of itself, could get you in hot water. That is, I don't think using a suppressor would turn an otherwise good and legal shoot, bad.

There may be something said, however, for the intimidation factor of an unsuppressed weapon. Everyone...including the neighbors...will hear it. And the neighbors may call the cops for you if you didn't have time.

Suppressors aren't silent, of course, and it's likely the bad guys in your house will still be clear on what is happening if you're firing a suppressed gun. Suppressors, however, may help save your hearing and/or that of your family's hearing. But if you're worried about your own hearing, you can always keep a pair of electronic muffs on the nightstand. They literally take about 3 seconds to throw on and you can always skip them if there isn't enough time. This, of course, won't help your family's hearing.

 

[Tlock]

I have electronic ear pro staged next to each rapid access safe. It only takes a moment to slip it on.

Who the f cares about your hearing when your defending your family and home

 

[MDDM]

Who the f cares about your hearing when your defending your family and home

I mean, it should absolutely not be a huge priority in the heat of the moment, which is why IMO the idea of slipping on electronic ear muffs if need is stupid.

That said,we all currently have the luxury of trying to follow the 7 P's. As someone who has been hard of hearing since he was 5, I can confirm that hearing loss sucks, and hearing aids aren't a magical fix-all.

Protect your hearing. Suppress everything.

 

[lucusloc]

Suppress it. It saves your hearing, your family's hearing and takes no consideration to use. I keep my smallest suppressor on my home defense rifle, just to keep it barely hearing safe for a few shots.


If it is a good shoot a suppressor is not going to convince anyone it's not, and you don't want anyone's hearing to be a casually. Remember, this is not the range. However loud you think a gun is outside it will be way louder inside.

 

[DLS]

Who the f cares about your hearing when your defending your family and home

I do.

I also care about the tactical advantage of amplified hearing that allows me to hear the slightest sound in my house that the intruder may make.

It's hard enough to make meaningful hits. Why make it harder dealing with indoor muzzle blast.

I also care about the aftermath, perp one is stopped, now I need to see if there is a perp two. I'm at a great disadvantage doing this if my ears are ringing like like a whore house doorbell being pressed by a drunk sailor on shore leave after 9 months at sea.

I can don ear pro with my left hand as my right hand is accessing the firearm, so what's the down side?

 

[Certaindeaf]

Yeah, let's overthink things again.

View: https://youtu.be/uw2eitx9Ly0?feature=shared

 

[Sxsnuf]

Full disclosure, I don't own a suppressor, nor do I plan to get one any time soon. You'll all have to forgive me if I'm ignorant of their benefits.
Sadly, we live in a society where the use of deadly force, no matter how justified, will likely land you in front of a judge, a prosecutor and a jury, to account for your actions. All of them. In many jurisdictions, these three will not be your friends, or friends of the gun community in general.
The prosecution will have unlimited resources to comb through your social media, ascertain what firearms training you've recieved and what firearms you possess.
In my opinion, the less "tacticool" your choice in home protection, the quicker you'll return to the home and family that you used deadly force to protect.
I'm not suggesting we restrict ourselves to a single shot .410 or snubby revolver (I don't). I'm just pointing out that the ramifications of our choices, and how those choices might be perceived by others, could be far reaching.

 

[1911Fanatic]

As long as your suppressor is legal, I don't see how the use of one in a defensive situation, in and of itself, could get you in hot water. That is, I don't think using a suppressor would turn an otherwise good and legal shoot, bad.

There may be something said, however, for the intimidation factor of an unsuppressed weapon. Everyone...including the neighbors...will hear it. And the neighbors may call the cops for you if you didn't have time.

Suppressors aren't silent, of course, and it's likely the bad guys in your house will still be clear on what is happening if you're firing a suppressed gun. Suppressors, however, may help save your hearing and/or that of your family's hearing. But if you're worried about your own hearing, you can always keep a pair of electronic muffs on the nightstand. They literally take about 3 seconds to throw on and you can always skip them if there isn't enough time. This, of course, won't help your family's hearing.

I wouldn't try to put on hearing protection in a home defense situation. | want to hear every floor board squeak, every step he makes as he's trying to creep around my house. That will help me know where to expect him, and direct where I wait from cover for him to come into view.

 

[DLS]

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This is exactly why you do want electronic ear pro. Even the cheapest units amplify sounds (below 82 decibels) by a factor of three. Mine, by a factor of five.

I can be upstairs and distinguish if the sound I'm hearing is my dog padding across the floor or something else. If someone is whispering, I can make out what they are saying. I can pick up sounds I otherwise would not hear.

There is a downside, you will hear your own breathing in the headset, that can be a bit distracting, but the benefits of amplified hearing far outweigh this.

At least in my way of thinking.

Get up in the middle of the night and put on your electronic ear pro ... you will be surprised by what you can hear. You can distinguish every "bump in the night".

 

[Tlock]

I do.

I also care about the tactical advantage of amplified hearing that allows me to hear the slightest sound in my house that the intruder may make.

It's hard enough to make meaningful hits. Why make it harder dealing with indoor muzzle blast.

I also care about the aftermath, perp one is stopped, now I need to see if there is a perp two. I'm at a great disadvantage doing this if my ears are ringing like like a whore house doorbell being pressed by a drunk sailor on shore leave after 9 months at sea.

I can don ear pro with my left hand as my right hand is accessing the firearm, so what's the down side?

This isn't the movies....have you ever been in extremely stressful situation with a firearm? Things happen so fast and training and experience kick in. There has been multiple times i couldn't recall what happened for sure.