Noise Suppressors Vs Silencers

[Skiluvr03]

Oklahoma passed a Bill in the House today to legalize Noise Suppressors for landowners while they are hunting on their properties. To make a long story short, a friend texted me and said that a N.S. is not the same as a Silencers; could someone educate me on the difference, if any, please. Thanks.

 

[defcon4]

I am not sure, but is it possible that your friend meant flash suppressor?

 

[el maestro]

Noise suppressor (correct term)when referring to a firearm is in fact a silencer, can, muffler, etc..

 

[S&W645]

They suppress the sound of the shot but they do not silence it.

 

[Skiluvr03]

Are both statements in the last two posts correct, or is the last one correcting the other one? Sorry, I'm a little confused, and thanks for the replies

 

[SGB]

There is no such thing as a "silencer", what Hollywood calls a "silencer" is in fact a noise suppressor. Like your car muffler a noise suppressor lessons the emission noise of combustion.

 

[Firefighterchen]

They suppress the sound of the shot but they do not silence it.

Is there any firearm that is completely silent with a silencer? I believe, a suppressor, moderator, can, muffler, and silencer are the same item. That is what Silencerco believes, and they refer to the ATF as using both terms.

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On a side note, although there are are lovers and haters of nut'n'fancy, I think the conversation at the beginning during the weapons check is how most all of us would speak with each other. There are obviously difference's of opinion between the 4 guys, and they give each other a hard time, but in the end they all respect each other's decisions.