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While I’m skeptical it will pass, Congress is considering a bill that would remove suppressors from the NFA list. This is good news for those of us who would like to protect our hearing while shooting, especially in a home defense scenario.
Unsurprisingly,theusualsuspectsdon’twantthesesafetydevicestobereadilyavailable.
Infact,theViolencePolicyCenterhasreleaseda“study”allabouttheproblemsoflegalizingsuppressors.
TheViolencePolicyCenter(VPC)todayreleasedSilencers:AThreattoPublicSafety,anewstudydetailingthepublicsafetythreatposedbyfirearmsilencers.ThestudywasreleasedaspartoftheVPC’songoingCampaignforGunIndustryAccountability.
Thestudy’sreleasecomesasthefirearmsindustryandgunlobbyarepushinglegislationonCapitolHilltode-regulatesilencers.Currently,silencersareregulatedundertheNationalFirearmsActof1934(NFA),therestrictivefederallawthatalsocoversmachinegunsandshort-barreledrifles.TheNFAisoverseenbythefederalBureauofAlcohol,Tobacco,FirearmsandExplosives(ATF).
Whenattachedtothebarrelofafirearm,silence
