There is a new bill in the Georgia legislature right now that reads as follows:


Code Section 27-3-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to legal weapons for hunting wildlife generally, is amended by revising paragraph

374   Any firearm otherwise authorized for use in the hunting or taking of game may be equipped with a silencer, as defined in paragraph (7) of Code Section 16-11-121, possessed by the user in accordance with paragraph (4) of Code Section 16-11-124.

So among other things this bill would allow hunters to use silencers. Can any of the hunters here tell me why this is a good thing? There are a lot of other nasty provisions in this bill but this one really jumped out at me. Are there any legal silencers? I didn't think so. If there are why do hunters need them?

The complete bill can be found here:

House bill 981