Trump Touts Suppressors as ‘Safety Equipment’ for Gun Owners

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Trump Touts Suppressors as ‘Safety Equipment’ for Gun Owners

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Todd Woodard







As Texas & U.S. Law Shield have previously reported, advocates of hearing protection want to pursue new legislation to make suppressors easier to buy, and a key backer is Donald Trump, Jr.

“It’s about safety,” Trump Jr. explains in the video interview above recorded last September with the founder of SilencerCo Joshua Waldron. “It’s a health issue, frankly.”

“Anyone who has ever worried about hearing loss from shooting might want to lend their ears to this cause!” said Emily Taylor, an attorney at the Houston law firm of Walker & Byington.

Now the issue is advancing on several fronts.

On January 9, 2017, Congressman Jeff Duncan (R-SC), co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC), introduced H.R. 367 to remove suppressors from the National Firearms Act control and treat them the same as long guns, replacing the outdated federal transfer process with an instantaneous NICS background check.

The measure picked up 42 Republican co-sponsors, including fellow CSC member Congressman John Carter (R-TX), and one Democrat co-sponsor, CSC Co-Chair Gene Green (D-TX). The measure was immediately referred to the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Judiciary Committee.

The bill, whose official title is “To provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns,” takes a public-health angle to safeguard the hearing of the nation’s 55 million gun owners.

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introducted the similar Hearing Protection Act of 2017 (S. 59) in the Senate.

“This legislation will enable gun owners to have better access to hearing protection products and improve safety for the shooting sports by removing extensive wait times for burdensome paperwork processing that does not advance public safety,” said Lawrence Keane, NSSF senior vice president and general counsel. “NSSF is appreciative of Sen. Crapo’s leadership on this firearms safety issue and his willingness to stand alongside lawful American gun owners, hunters, and shooting sports enthusiasts.”

An earlier measure with the same goal is H.R. 3799, known more widely as the Hearing Protection Act of 2015.

About all the bills, Taylor explained, “Currently, the manufacture, purchase, and possession of firearm silencers are regulated by the ATF and must comply with the requirements laid out in the National Firearms Act. Similar to a short-barreled rifle or shotgun, anyone who wants a firearm suppressor must first get approval from the ATF and pay the required tax. An extended waiting period comes along with the time it takes the ATF to process these requests.”

“The Hearing Protection Act seeks to amend the law so that firearm silencers are treated the same way as long guns,” Taylor added. “The bill would make it so that there is no longer a tax associated with the transfer of a firearm silencer, and anyone who pays a tax on a silencer after October 22, 2015 could receive a refund of such tax.

“Additionally, anyone who possessed a firearm silencer would be treated as meeting any registration and licensing requirements of the NFA. Lastly, the bill would preempt certain state laws that tried to impose taxes or registration requirements on firearm silencers.”

http://blog.uslawshield.com/donald-trump-jr-promotes-making-suppressors-easier-to-buy

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hm
 
The problem we face is the Hollywood interpretation of silencers. People believe the whisper they see on screen. Anyone who has used one knows it is not silent. Re-education is necessary, 50+ years of stupidity on my part has caused me to be legally deaf in my left ear and 80% deaf in my right ear, thus it's now hearing aids and baaaad tinnitus. It was not manly back in the day to wear ear plugs. Hope you younger guys are smarter than I was.
 
^^^^Yep, those helicopters aint loud. The ringing in my left ear is though.

Who here hunts with ear muffs? I dont but need to start.
 
Originally Posted By: azmastablastaThe problem we face is the Hollywood interpretation of silencers. People believe the whisper they see on screen. Anyone who has used one knows it is not silent. Re-education is necessary, 50+ years of stupidity on my part has caused me to be legally deaf in my left ear and 80% deaf in my right ear, thus it's now hearing aids and baaaad tinnitus. It was not manly back in the day to wear ear plugs. Hope you younger guys are smarter than I was.

I'm in the same boat, deaf in one ear and can't hear out the other.
 
I wonder what would happen if they were designed as an integral part of the gun? No longer being an accessory, would they fall out from under the requirements of the Firearms Protection Act or would the entire gun then fall under it.
 
Originally Posted By: sandy hicks ^^^^Yep, those helicopters aint loud. The ringing in my left ear is though.

Who here hunts with ear muffs? I dont but need to start.

Neither were the 81's. Tinitis is a bleep!

I do wear electronic ear muffs when hunting or on the range. Too little, too late, unfortunately, but not adding to the problem.

Regards,
hm
 
Originally Posted By: sandy hicks ^^^^Yep, those helicopters aint loud. The ringing in my left ear is though.

Who here hunts with ear muffs? I dont but need to start.

i tried hunting with muffs, but i've always been worried about making noise when i try to shoulder the stock and get a cheekweld.

i'm blessed to now be able to hunt suppressed.

before the rule changes i had invested in some walkers game ears, but like many at this point its to stop further damage.

i have on and off tinnitus, sometimes it'll last for hours, sometimes days.


i have my rimfire suppressor, i have a centerfire rifle suppressor. pistol caliber suppressor is next and then maybe something like a salvo, but both of those will be as budget allows. i still use muffs when i'm taret shooting, unless its only my 22lr with subs.
 

That is wonderful and probably the best news I have heard for some time. It's so refreshing to hear someone talk rationally for a change instead of the usual media and liberal spin.
 
It is a good call and reason, but really we should not need a reason.. suppressor are harmless and it makes no sense for them to be regulated like yellow cake. Just another level of control over we the people and no one wants to hand over control..
 
Originally Posted By: azmastablastaThe problem we face is the Hollywood interpretation of silencers. People believe the whisper they see on screen. Anyone who has used one knows it is not silent. Re-education is necessary, 50+ years of stupidity on my part has caused me to be legally deaf in my left ear and 80% deaf in my right ear, thus it's now hearing aids and baaaad tinnitus. It was not manly back in the day to wear ear plugs. Hope you younger guys are smarter than I was.

Strange enough I experience frequent tinnitus even though I don't shoot nearly enough and when I do I usually use protection. The recent exception was when I was dealing with critters after our chickens. My point being is I wonder if the tinnitus isn't indicative of something else.

One a side note, if any of you have a chance to check out "Six" on the History Channel - I noticed the Seals were using mostly suppressed weapons. Recently, I read about the military "experimenting" with the idea. It appears things have progressed farther than that - and I say this is entirely appropriate.

Yeah, sure, Hollywood loves the sound of gunfire but I was glad to "hear" not so much.
 
Originally Posted By: seeknulfindOriginally Posted By: azmastablastaThe problem we face is the Hollywood interpretation of silencers. People believe the whisper they see on screen. Anyone who has used one knows it is not silent. Re-education is necessary, 50+ years of stupidity on my part has caused me to be legally deaf in my left ear and 80% deaf in my right ear, thus it's now hearing aids and baaaad tinnitus. It was not manly back in the day to wear ear plugs. Hope you younger guys are smarter than I was.

Strange enough I experience frequent tinnitus even though I don't shoot nearly enough and when I do I usually use protection. The recent exception was when I was dealing with critters after our chickens. My point being is I wonder if the tinnitus isn't indicative of something else.

One a side note, if any of you have a chance to check out "Six" on the History Channel - I noticed the Seals were using mostly suppressed weapons. Recently, I read about the military "experimenting" with the idea. It appears things have progressed farther than that - and I say this is entirely appropriate.

Yeah, sure, Hollywood loves the sound of gunfire but I was glad to "hear" not so much.

Tinnitus can be caused by lots of things besides loud noise, but loud noise definitely does it. And it only takes pulling the trigger once to do the damage. I pulled 6 rounds of .357 when i was in high school, had it ever since. My hearing is Actually really good, but the ringing is always there.

Heafing protection doesn't completely eliminate the risk either. Studies show that a frequent shooter using ears will still suffer some damage. The Shockwave of the cartridge firing dis damage to your cilia. It won't be nearly as severe, but it is there.

And of the top of my head, tinnitus is an indicator of a thyroid issue. I'm hypothyroid and when my numbers get too far off the ringinggets really bad. When my hormone is in check, mild non stop ringing (hearing damage). When im really off, it will wake me up (medical).
 


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