Supreme Court denies request to hear a challenge to federal law requiring the registration of some firearms including silencers
An appeals court had held that a silencer is not a"bearable" arm protected by the Constitution.RELATED: Virginia governor calls special session to take up gun control measures The case comes as a silencer was used during the recent Virginia Beach massacre and President Donald Trump suggested he'd look into restrictions on gun silencers. The Trump administration had also urged the court not to take up the issue.The order was issued without comment or recorded dissent.
The law has the effect of limiting the number of silencers, but not banning them. It also makes it harder to transfer them.Eight states and Washington, DC, go further and ban silencers altogether, others ban them unless registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
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