[leot]

Huh? That wasn't my point.

It should be blindingly obvious that silencers/suppressors have a use beyond "hearing safety". Namely, that they allow someone to shoot someone else without attracting as much attention.

Are you claiming otherwise?

[CompanionCuuube]

I am claiming that you are taking the example of intelligence agencies and expanding it to all crime, which is not honest in the least.