I believe the language that the ODW put in the bill makes sure that anybody poaching with silenced guns, gets a stiff fine/sentence. More than a spotlighter. I'm all for that.
The gloom and doom thoughts about idiots using them AFTER the bill passes doesn't hold water. Same retoric about open carry and concealed carry with blood running in the streets never happened. Poachers are poachers. At one time it was said that more deer were killed by a spotlight and a .22lr than were killed during regular season.
Personally I doubt that, but never the less, it happens on a regular basis. The .22lr from a pistol is not as loud as a .308 that is silenced using standard ammo. Even with sub sonic ammo its about the same from the ones I've shot.
Folks that spend the money for a federal license, background check, and the price of preparing a gun, and purchasing a silencer are way down on the list of the low downs that are poachers.
The gloom and doom thoughts about idiots using them AFTER the bill passes doesn't hold water. Same retoric about open carry and concealed carry with blood running in the streets never happened. Poachers are poachers. At one time it was said that more deer were killed by a spotlight and a .22lr than were killed during regular season.
Personally I doubt that, but never the less, it happens on a regular basis. The .22lr from a pistol is not as loud as a .308 that is silenced using standard ammo. Even with sub sonic ammo its about the same from the ones I've shot.
Folks that spend the money for a federal license, background check, and the price of preparing a gun, and purchasing a silencer are way down on the list of the low downs that are poachers.