My guess is twofold: Most thugs are idiots and silencers are expensive, even without paying for all the legal stuff.This LW shooter was such an idiot, he's lucky not to have shot himself much less think far-enough ahead to have practiced shooting and/or putting a silencer on his rifle.There are reports that the shooter used an SKS...an old, Russian rifle that would be California compliant...still waiting for more information....
BREAKING: Congress Baseball Shooter Used SKS, 9mm Handgun - The Truth About Guns
Original reports coming out of the shooting of GOP congress members at a Virginia baseball field reported that the attacker used a firearm “similar to an M4” in the attack. Reports are now emerging (confirmed by multiple sources) that the firearm in use was actually an SKS and a 9mm handgun.
The SKS is a semi-automatic rifle which pre-dates the AK-47 by about four years as a potential battle rifle for the Soviet Red Army. Designed as a top loading stripper clip fed gas operated rifle, the gun has since often been modified to use detachable magazines as well. SKS firearms imported into the United States are predominantly Yugoslavian manufactured, and while Russian and Chinese models are available they remain rare and sought after by collectors. That makes CNN’s statement about the SKS (“a Chinese-made variant of the popular AK rifle”) almost entirely incorrect.
If gun laws are useless, why didn;t that shooter have a silencer on his guns? He could have killed many more if nobody heard his shots. Why aren't silencers used by all bad guys?
You're probably right, but that doesn't answer the question. Why don't thugs use silencers? You know they would hide where the shots come from.