http://www.officer.com/article/10744960/the-quiet-continues-suppressed-pistols

“When discussing silencers or suppressor we need to accept the fact that the noise is merely a byproduct of the cartridge igniting. Hiram Percy Maxim (his dad made the machine-gun) had it figured out in 1908, but we here in the United States still seem to be struggling with the fact that noise is just noise.”

Well said Paul, well said