Wow. All this debating about poaching, what will kill, what won't, what's legal, what's not.... And I don't see where anyone has brought up the fact that not being able to use a suppressor is just another infringement on our liberties. I realize suppressor ownership is perfectly legal (I have more than one), but what I'm getting at here is why are we perfectly alright with "accepting" more regulation, but we fight when there is a chance to "roll back" and reduce unnecessarily regulation????

Guys, this should be a no-brainer if you are pro-liberty and pro-freedom. Why allow this minor infringement? Speak up and speak out. Criminals, poachers, etc. have always done what they wanted.

It is still going to be illegal to hunt deer with a .22. That being the case, a supressor used on a center fire rifle will only quiet down the muzzle blast. Most of the sound you hear from a center fire rifle is the bullet breaking the sound barrier. If you think a supressor will help someone kill more deer or get away with poaching, then you are basing your argument on fiction and ignorance. Suppressors do not make rifles silent, so to say that a deer will not hear you shooting at it is completely rediculous and ignorant of fact.
Each day of my life I find myself wondering what scientists used as a comparative bench mark when they declared the the human race to be an intelligent species.

That being the case, a supressor used on a center fire rifle will only quiet down the muzzle blast. Most of the sound you hear from a center fire rifle is the bullet breaking the sound barrier.

The proposed amendment to §65.11, concerning Lawful Means, would allow the use of firearm silencers to hunt alligators, game animals and game birds. Under current rule, the use of sound-suppressing devices to hunt alligators, game animals or game birds is unlawful. The department has determined that there is no resource- or enforcement-related reason to prohibit the use of firearm silencers for the take of alligators, game animals or game birds, and therefore proposes to eliminate the current prohibition. The department notes that if the proposed is adopted, it will not relieve any person of the obligation to otherwise comply with any applicable state, federal, or local law governing the possession or use of firearm silencers. The proposed amendment also alters §65.11(3) to include additional counties to the applicability of the provisions governing the use of crossbows. This change is necessary to ensure consistency with the changes to §65.42 discussed elsewhere in this preamble.

(1) Firearms.

(A) It is lawful to hunt alligators, game animals, and game birds with any legal firearm, including muzzleloading firearms, and including a firearm equipped with a silencer[weapons], except as specifically restricted in this section.