Representative Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced a bill to exempt firearm suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA) regulations. The bill aims to eliminate the current process requiring fingerprinting, background checks, and a $200 tax for suppressor purchases, arguing that the existing regulations are unnecessary and mischaracterize suppressors as 'silencers'. This legislation comes amidst a push for pro-gun legislation and is supported by organizations like the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
On Wednesday, Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced legislation to remove firearm suppressors from the purview of the National Firearms Act (NFA). Currently, under NFA rules, the acquisition of a suppressor requires the purchaser to be fingerprinted, photographed, and to undergo an extensive background check. The purchaser must then pay a $200 tax to the federal government and the suppressor is registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
This is the same cumbersome process required for purchasing a machine gun, short-barreled rifle, and/or short-barreled shotgun. Cline’s bill would eliminate this process — and the $200 tax — by moving suppressors outside NFA oversight. The left has fought legislation to deregulate suppressors in the past, falsely arguing that suppressors are silencers that completely mask the sound of a gunshot. During Donald J. Trump’s first term, House Speaker Paul Ryan fell prey to the left’s false cries and blocked similar legislation. But Cline’s bill comes amid a tidal wave of pro-gun legislation, all designed to see passage and make it to Trump’s desk post-January 20. National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) senior vice president and general counsel Lawrence Keane commented on Cline’s Hearing Protection Act, saying, “Strict regulatory control of firearm accessories, and the parts of those accessories that have no bearing on the function of a firearm, is unnecessary and not the wisest use of federal resources. NSSF thanks Congressman Cline for his leadership for ensuring safe and responsible use of firearms and dedicating necessary resources where they are most needed.
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