A silencer reduces the noise level of a discharged gun by trapping and slowing the release of gases inside the gun's muzzle. In 1908 Hiram Percy Maxim (1869-1936), the son of Hiram Maxim, inventor of the machine gun, invented such a device. Called the...

A suppressor or sound moderator is a device attached to a firearm to reduce the amount of noise and flash generated by firing the weapon. It generally takes the form of a cylindrically-shaped metal tube that is fit onto the barrel of the firearm, with...

BETH HARRIS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 02-17-2005 Winning big for that audio noise suppressor By BETH HARRIS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Date: 02-17-2005, Thursday Section: ENTERTAINMENT Edtion: All Editions Column: OSCAR INSIDER No screaming fans. No crush of...

WASHINGTON -- Before condemning President Bush for being unprincipled, weak and ineffective in his relations with Mikhail Gorbachev, it is important to acknowledge that Bush has some powerful points to make in his defense. Those points, however, pale before the ugly picture of...

World political and religious leaders were divided over whether former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's execution Saturday was a milestone toward peace or further conflict in the Middle East.British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Saddam had "now been held to account for at least some of...

World political and religious leaders were divided over whether former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's execution Saturday was a milestone toward peace or further conflict in the Middle East.British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Saddam had "now been held to account for at least some of...