Hawkins: GOP Needs to Secure Hearing Protection Act to Protect Environment
With Republicans holding the House, Senate, and White House, now is the time to pass a Hearing Protection Act to protect the environment.
With Republicans holding the House, Senate, and White House, now is the time to pass a Hearing Protection Act to protect the environment.
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed legislation Thursday exempting Texas-made suppressors from federal regulations and controls.
Democrats on Virginia’s House of Delegates Public Safety Committee passed legislation Friday making it a felony to possess a suppressor in Virginia after July 1, 2020.
Democrat presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren’s overarching gun control plan includes a ban on firearm suppressors.
The House subcommittee on Natural Resources will review legislation containing the Hearing Protection Act on Wednesday.
Last week the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) held an event in Manassas, Virginia, focused on the hearing protection offered by firearm suppressors.
Harvard’s Dr. Neil Bhattacharyya warns that gun owners who shoot for sport face the threat of “hearing loss from the repeated gunfire.”
On March 13 Breitbart News reported that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was fighting deregulation of “deadly gun silencers,” alleging that they put law enforcement and communities at risk.
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief Jeffrey Hadley will appear with gun control proponent Gabby Giffords Monday to argue against suppressor ownership by “everyday Americans” and to oppose national reciprocity for concealed carry.
Representatives Jeff Duncan (R-SC-3) and John Carter (R-TX-31) introduced legislation on January 9 that will eliminate the paper trail and federal tax on firearm suppressors.