Gun groups cheer suppressor victory, eye larger wins - Washington Examiner
For weeks, there has been an effort led by Second Amendment groups, including Gun Owners of America, to win approval of eliminating suppressor regulation.
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House Passes Bill to Eliminate $200 Suppressor Tax as Gun Advocates Turn to Senate
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House Passes Bill That Would Deregulate Suppressors, Eliminate the $200 Tax Stamp
Early Thursday the House of Representatives passed a massive budget package, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, which included wide-ranging implications for everything from healthcare to natural resource development. One key issue for the hunting and shooting community is the potential for streamlining suppressor transfers and eliminating the $200 transfer tax. The provisions were included in a 42-page amendment to the 1,118-page bill passed by the House today. If the Senate passes the bill without changing any of these provisions, then suppressors could be purchased without the onerous ATF application that requires fingerprints, a waiting period, and the $200 tax stamp. This fee has remained in place since the National Firearms Act of 1934, which was intended to make suppressor ownership prohibitively expensive. There is a chance that this suppressor deregulation, also known as Section 2 of the Hearing Protection Act, does not pass the Senate. If that’s the case, a back-up clause could still slash the long-standing $200 tax stamp to $5. The outcome ultimately depends on whether the Senate changes the language or its thrown out of the bill on a technicality — a bureaucratic process known as the Byrd Rule.
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Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ bill deregulates firearm silencers
Firearm silencers could soon get deregulated if the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cleared the House earlier Thursday, prevails in the Senate. Buried deep in the megabill is a provision that would scrap a $200 federal excise tax on silencers and remove them from registration requirements under the National Firearms Act in a significant win for gun rights and hearing protection advocates. “This is a massive 2A victory — one that takes important steps toward restoring our constitutional freedoms,” Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), a gun store owner, who aggressively lobbied for the measure, said. Contrary to what the name implies and many movies suggest, silencers don’t actually make gunshots go silent, proponents argue. Instead, they are used to direct gases from the gun’s barrel through a series of chambers to reduce the sound of the loud bang. On average, they can muffle the sound of a gunshot 20–35 decibels. Gunshots generally have an average of 150-170 decibels. For comparison, mowing the lawn usually averages between 85 to 96 decibels. Virtually all experts recommend wearing hearing protection while firing guns, even with silencers on them. “There is a common misconception that suppressors can actually eliminate the noise of a gunshot, and that could not be further from the truth,” Knox Williams, the president and executive director of the American Suppressor Association (ASA), told The Post. “In reality, suppressors do reduce the noise of a gunshot to safer levels, but they are still incredibly loud,” he added.
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House Republicans Add Silencer Deregulation to Budget Bill
Silencers may soon be much easier to buy.
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FPC Applauds House of Representatives on Removing Suppressors from NFA; Urges Senate to Follow Suit
The Firearms Policy Coalition applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a landmark budget reconciliation package early this morning, which includes a long-overdue full removal of firearm suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA).
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Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' eases restrictions on gun suppressors
The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ early Thursday morning. The bill eases restrictions on the purchase and possession of gun silencers, also known as gun suppressors. For nearly 100 years, since the days of Chicago gangster Al Capone, suppressors have been heavily regulated.
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House Passes Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill,’ Removes Suppressors from NFA :: Guns.com
Passing in a slim 215-214 vote, the House of Representatives passed Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” sending it on to the Senate. Included in the House version of the bill is Section 2 of the Hearing Protection Act, which would remove suppressors from the National Firearms Act.
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GOP tax bill would ease regulations on gun silencers and some rifles and shotguns
The House bill would remove silencers from a 1930s law that regulates firearms that are considered the most dangerous. The Senate kept the provision on silencers in its version of the bill and expanded upon it. Republicans who have long supported the changes, along with the gun industry, say the tax infringes on Second Amendment rights.
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GOP tax bill would ease regulations on gun silencers and some rifles and shotguns
The House bill would remove silencers from a 1930s law that regulates firearms that are considered the most dangerous. The Senate kept the provision on silencers in its version of the bill and expanded upon it. Republicans who have long supported the changes, along with the gun industry, say the tax infringes on Second Amendment rights.
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GOP tax bill would ease regulations on gun silencers and certain types of firearms
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GOP tax bill would ease regulations on gun silencers and some rifles and shotguns
The guns provision was first requested in the House by Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde. The House bill would remove silencers from a 1930s law that regulates firearms that are considered the most dangerous. The Senate kept the provision on silencers in its version of the bill and expanded upon it.
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