Together they campaigned for legalization of silencers. They've been around since the 1930s, but now silencers are legal in 40 states and the fastest growing sector of the gun industry.

The ATF is cracking down on homemade silencer kits sold as "solvent traps" the agency says are illegal to possess without proper licensing.

A bill containing a controversial provision that would make obtaining gun silencers easier passed its first hurdle Wednesday, advancing to the House floor.

Gun silencers like the one used in a recent lethal shooting in Virginia Beach would be banned under legislation that U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey introduced Friday. New Jersey already bans ...

There's a new firearm on the market with an attached silencer that is not covered by federal gun control laws because it's not considered a gun and it's not considered a silencer.

Gun silencer sales in the United Sates are exploding as firearms owners are looking to accessorize. Silencer sales to civilians shot up 37% in 2013 to nearly 500,000 units, increasing from 360,000 ...

Gun selfie turns fatal Criminals don't really want to use silencers because they make a gun harder to conceal, York City Police Chief Wes Kahley said.

The federal government has strictly limited the sale of firearm silencers for as long as James Bond and big-screen gangsters have used them to discreetly shoot enemies between the eyes.

Four years after the Texas Legislature passed a bill attempting to get around a federal registration requirement on gun silencers, Congress is weighing whether to do away with it altogether. House ...

The Las Vegas shooting has focused attention on a House bill that includes language that would loosen restrictions on gun silencers. Here's a look at the bill, and what it would do.

Together they campaigned for legalization of silencers. They've been around since the 1930s, but now silencers are legal in 40 states and the fastest growing sector of the gun industry.