Guns are inherently loud, loud enough to damage hearing. Putting a muffler on one shouldn't be Big Freaking Deal.

Guns also get hot, so an insulating grip around a barrel also shouldn't be a BFD.

Neither should ergonomic grips.

That, IMO, is the exact problem with passing new laws. Being stuck with a selection of prohibitions which only cost society and serve as a distraction, is incredibly counterproductive. This is especially costly to our party. Laws like the suppressor restrictions don't have any effect on criminals. I don't remember any stories of murders using suppressors other than maybe the occasional mob hit but even they were in common use, victims would not be more dead or hurt any worse nor would these weapons be silent.

Once common sense rises to the surface our party faces division over correcting the laws.

Such non-sense laws are only useful should one be searching for a reason to pass a law and then look back and bang one's head. If that's the goal then pass another AWB, set mag sizes to 5, ban bayonets and mounting lugs and hire a cadre of officers to protect society from them all.

...with a 6" silencer screwed onto the end of it.

Open carry pistol: evil.
Concealed pistol: evil.
Pistol which can't be concealed without wearing an ankle length coat: even eviler.
Thing that makes a pistol less concealable: evilest.

This makes them heavy, bulky, very hard to conceal, and shortens the barrel for any given firearm length. Yet, they're "assault weapons".

...stop by to even vote? Maybe they're okay with suppressors.