Plenty of rural country remains, but most is home to small farms and scattered residences so that shooting and hunting necessarily occur within earshot of others. The reason UK shooters are so keen on moderators really boils down to common sense and courtesy…Even with the small calibers, UK shooters are quite concerned about controlling noise, and thus their reliance on suppressors. Believe it or not, the UK actually does a better job of regulating suppressors than the United States, as a 2014 American Rifleman article pointed out: The onerous paperwork and tax associated with the procurement of suppressors, and outright prohibition of them in some states, really does need to be overhauled. Suppressors can lower those decibels to a level that is still dangerous to hearing, but much less. The sound that emits from a gun shot is over one million times louder than that of normal conversational speech. Suppressors make firearms less dangerous. Not a mythical “common sense” that exists only in freedom hating Utopian society, but real common sense like “glowing cherry red metal is hot”. When so-called common sense gun laws are discussed, honestly, the deregulation of silencers or suppressors fall into that category. The House companion legislation is sponsored by Rep. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) this week introduced the Silencers Helping Us Save Hearing Act of 2021 (SHUSH Act), a bill to eliminate the unnecessary regulation of suppressors. From a press release, we have the following: The SHUSH Act was introduced in the last congress, and it was announced on Apthat it is being introduced again. Last week Tom Knighton reported on democrats’ push to outlaw silencers and now we’re talking about renewed efforts to deregulate silencers. The dichotomy between the two major parties is borderline laughable, particularly when it comes to the right to keep and bear arms. Then they remembered Chick, a long-ago talent who last performed with Generic Theater in the mid 1990s as Bananas, the woman murdered in “House of Blue Leaves.”Īn employee at a group home in York for people with mental illness, Chick’s children are adults now and she is looking to feed her creative side again.GOP Senators Introduce SHUSH Act: A Push To Deregulate Suppressors :: Murphy’s first play, “Little Gem,” which later became an international hit, was produced by Generic Theater at the Players' Ring in 2011.Īccording to Peggi McCarthy, Chick was invited to direct after a slew of active troupe members wanted to audition, but none wanted to direct. It was was commissioned by and first performed on the main stage of the Abbey Theatre, the National Theatre of Ireland, in Dublin in 2013. “Shush” is the second play Generic Theater has produced by Elaine Murphy of Dublin.

The only newcomer, Gwen Higgins of Dover, joined the cast as Marie’s daughter after the original actress cast in the role had to drop out due to other obligations.

They also have fun using words that Americans don’t hear much, like “knackered” and “feck.”Ĭast members include longtime Generic Theater performers Betsy Kimball of Dover as Breda, Barbara Hilton of Portsmouth as Irene, Susan Turner of Portsmouth as Ursula and McCarthy as Marie. Their dialect may not be there yet, but they are getting close, Chick said. “It’s playful and a bit provocative,” agreed Cary Wendell, Peggi’s husband, the show's set designer and another Generic Theater founding member.īecause the play is set in Ireland, the cast has worked on perfecting their Irish accents, even training with a voice coach. “You wouldn't think that would be very funny, but it is.” “One of the women has gone through three husbands because they have all died two of the women have men cheating on them and then there is the daughter who’s thinking ‘Is this what I have to look forward to?’” said Chick, who is thrilled to be back working with the troupe. Some friends and neighbors, however, try to cheer her up with drinks and cake. Life has not been going according to plan her department at work is downsizing, her husband just left her, and her house is falling apart. The story involves a woman in her 50s or 60s who is not thrilled to celebrate her upcoming birthday.

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