suppressor
noun
sup·pres·sor
sə-ˈpre-sər 
: one that suppresses
especially
: a mutant gene that suppresses the expression of another nonallelic mutant gene when both are present
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Mangione was also found in possession of, among other things, a 9mm pistol and a sound suppressor consistent with the weapon used to kill the victim, prosecutors said.
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
Mangione was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs, a U.S. passport, a gun and a suppressor consistent with those used in the attack.
—April Rubin, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Burlison is also eager to kill the National Firearms Act, an Al Capone-era law that requires the regulation, taxation, and ban on some firearms and accessories, such as suppressors.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
The devices sell for as little as $50. Silencers, also known as suppressors, are heavily regulated under United States federal law.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
Mangione was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs, a U.S. passport, a gun and a suppressor consistent with those used in the attack.
—April Rubin, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Burlison is also eager to kill the National Firearms Act, an Al Capone-era law that requires the regulation, taxation, and ban on some firearms and accessories, such as suppressors.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
The devices sell for as little as $50. Silencers, also known as suppressors, are heavily regulated under United States federal law.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
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suppressor
noun
sup·pres·sor
-ˈpres-ər
: one that suppresses
especially
: a mutant gene that suppresses the expression of another nonallelic mutant gene when both are present
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