Hearing Protection Act Introduced in 115th Congress

By Tactical-Life

The Hearing Protection Act (HPA), a bill calling for the removal of suppressors from regulation under the National Firearms Act, has been introduced in the 115th Congress by Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-03) and Rep. John Carter (TX-31).

“I’ve been shooting since I was a young child – beginning with plinking with a .22 rifle and dove hunting with my dad,” Rep. Duncan said in a statement. “My hearing has been damaged because of gun noise. Had I had access to a suppressor, it may have protected me, as well as millions of other Americans, from this sort of hearing loss.”

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The purchase, possession, or use of suppressors isn’t even regulated in many countries in Europe.

“It just doesn’t make any sense to regulate suppressors the way we do presently,” Rep. Duncan argued. “I think it certainly is questionable from a constitutional standpoint. It’s striking that even Britain, which has some of the strictest gun laws in the world, has no restrictions on suppressors.”

Suppressors have been federally regulated since the passage of the National Firearms Act in 1934. According to the American Suppressor Association, prospective suppressor buyers are currently …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life