https://www.isegoria.net/2014/11/civilian-demand-for-firearm-improvements/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2014/11/civilian-demand-for-firearm-improvements/comment-page-1/#comment-1886999 Ivvenalis Wed, 26 Nov 2014 20:38:43 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36733#comment-1886999 I’m convinced that suppressors are not in wider use because of (not even particularly outrageous) obstacles to their use by American civilians. I don’t know how much of the improvement in high-quality and/or powered optics that I’ve witnessed in my life was driven by civilian versus military demand, but it is now very clear that the lapsing of the Assault Weapons Ban led to serious improvements in magazine construction.

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