“Automatic weapons” have been basically banned since 1934 in the USA, they were hit with an unconstitutional tax of $200 at the time (roughly $3500 today) and then outright BANNED on May 19, 1986, you either have to be a manufacturer WITH authorization from the chief of a local police department to own “for demonstration purposes” where you must surrender the firearms to the ATF when your license expires or be fortunate enough to own a firearm that was registered before May 19, 1986, which will set you back around $30,000, and take a year for the background check to go thru, unfortunately the majority of those guns are owned by rich collectors, museums, movie studios and law enforcement agencies; meaning your average American cannot get their hands on, let alone afford one.
The Swiss, along with the normal American citizen are allowed to own semiautomatic weapons tho.
Not hilarious by ANY means, just like drag strips and race tracks have been shut down for years by whiny neighbors complaining about noise, so have hunting spots and registered shooting ranges, so at the least it helps people stop having annoyed neighbors whenever they’re trying to hunt or shoot.
For me suppressors are ideal for hunting deer or coyote, especially the coyote, so I am able to hunt at night (with my spooky scary night vision and thermal imaging) and be able to hear the animals and effectively track them, while not disturbing the farmers who pay me for dispatching the nuisance animals on their property while they sleep.
