Making shooting sports safer

Why is it that Illinois is one of only 12 states that doesn't allow silencers? I think this comment from a Michigan store owner is the reason:

"We panic in the United States because in Hollywood only the assassins have silencers. The image is that every bad guy has a silencer..."

It would be so much easier to be able to teach kids how to shoot without having to mess with the ear protection. It would be so much nicer to be able to shoot without annoying the neighbors or their dogs. It would be so much nicer to be able to shoot without destroying my own hearing. Maybe that's the reason why Illinois bans them? Yep, probably so. Hey Senator Bill Brady or Representative Bill Mitchell? A little help here please?!?

h/t SIH