silencer
noun
si·lenc·er
ˈsī-lən(t)-sər 
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Gonzales was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and possession of an assault weapon with a high-capacity magazine and a silencer, among other charges.
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The silencer ban case was transferred from McGlynn to Judge David Dugan, consolidated with similar cases in Morse et al v. Raoul et al and is still pending.
—Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Sep. 2024
Police also found 89 firearms, including handguns, submachine guns and AR-15-style rifles, as well as small explosive devices, large quantities of ammunition, silencers, high-capacity magazines, body armor and $500,000 in Canadian, equivalent to roughly $360,000 in US dollars.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Police found dozens of homemade bombs, 19 firearms, two silencers and a 98-page manifesto detailing Michael’s plot to commit mass murder at the local headquarters of the electrical workers union, according to the outlet.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The silencer ban case was transferred from McGlynn to Judge David Dugan, consolidated with similar cases in Morse et al v. Raoul et al and is still pending.
—Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Sep. 2024
Police also found 89 firearms, including handguns, submachine guns and AR-15-style rifles, as well as small explosive devices, large quantities of ammunition, silencers, high-capacity magazines, body armor and $500,000 in Canadian, equivalent to roughly $360,000 in US dollars.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Police found dozens of homemade bombs, 19 firearms, two silencers and a 98-page manifesto detailing Michael’s plot to commit mass murder at the local headquarters of the electrical workers union, according to the outlet.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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silencer
noun
si·lenc·er
ˈsī-lən-sər
: a device used on small arms to reduce the sound of firing
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