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sense to reduce the decibels in the field. He said suppressors make shooting more comfortable for people of slighter stature, such as women, children or older people. Suppressors at Dakota Silencers are listed between $345 to more than $800.
• "A common deer hunting rifle is still going to be about as loud as a .22 magnum," Liane said. "So there's still a fairly loud 'crack' to go along with it, but it's not as loud as it would have been."
• Republican Rep. Todd Porter, of Bismarck, said he put a suppressor on his deer hunting rifle this year and felt more comfortable with one than without.
• "Although I did not fire a shot, I felt I was safer in the field since I didn't have to wear ear plugs and could hear my surroundings," Porter said.
• Maddox said North Dakota has a strict licensing system. He said he sells to most states, and North Dakota is the only state where he has to alert the Bureau of Criminal Investigation about each sale.
• Hunters who want to buy a suppressor must be a state resident, at least 21 years old and have no felony convictions. Applicants undergo a federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives background check, and the county sheriff must sign off on it. A license costs $200, and the hunter must have it with him or her in the field.
• "They're so popular right now that the wait is about six months just to get the ATF's approval," Maddox said.
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AP News in Brief
Massive storm blankets Northeast with 2 feet of snow, darkens 600,000-plus homes, businesses
• BOSTON (AP) -- A massive storm packing hurricane-force winds and blizzard conditions is sweeping through the Northeast, dumping nearly 2 feet of snow on New England and knocking out power to more than a half a million customers.
• More than 23 inches of snow had fallen in parts of central Connecticut by early Saturday, and more than 21 inches covered Randolph in southeastern Massachusetts.
• The National Weather Service says up to 3 feet of snow is expected in Boston, threatening the city's 2003 record of 27.6 inches.
• Throughout the Northeast, more than 600,000 homes and businesses lost electricity. Airlines canceled more than 5,300 flights through Saturday, and New York City's three major airports and Boston's Logan Airport closed.
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