CHICAGO (WLS) -- As shootings in Chicago increase, so does the debate about whether Illinois should legalize silencers. Silencers used by criminals on TV and in movies; this is how most people know of ...

Gun silencers are often misunderstood thanks to Hollywood. In this video, we explain how suppressors actually work, what they do to a gunshot, and why they don’t make firearms truly silent.

In this photo taken Jan. 27, 2017, a handgun with a silencer and two magazines are shown at a gun range in Atlanta. JEFFERSON CITY — Two Missouri lawmakers want to repeal a ban on firearm silencers ...

HAYWARD — A local resident has been charged with manufacturing ghost guns, possessing a silencer, selling hallucinogens and having components of explosive devices in a case that started with a report ...