Gun control groups up campaign to stop suppressor reform

By Chris Eger

Advocates are increasing their efforts to halt the progress of legislation tracking to remove suppressors from National Firearms Act control.
The Law Enforcement Coalition for Common Sense last week sent Congressional leaders a letter signed by the group urging them to oppose the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement or SHARE Act, an omnibus package of pro-gun legislation including the Hearing Protection Act.
“As longtime law enforcement professionals, we have seen the horrific results of dangerous weapons falling into the wrong hands,” said the group. “The deregulation of firearm silencers through the SHARE Act or the Hearing Protection Act would only make these results more common and often more fatal.”
The organization was formed as an offshoot of former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords’ Americans for Responsible Solutions in February with 20, often retired, law enforcement veterans. The group includes former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director B. Todd Jones, former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey and Seattle Chief Kathleen O’Toole.
In addition to the letter, Giffords’ group posted a compilation of clips drawn from interviews with Republican lawmakers in the aftermath of June’s Congressional baseball shooting that left House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and five others injured. Entitled “I Heard the Shots” the

Source: Guns.com