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Rant in General.
Focus on how we beat this.
Our action on this absurd zombie legislation that Menendez and Feinstein have reanimated is to reach out to the senators that are not hard Antis and point out that suppressors are already NFA regulated and registered items requiring not only a background check and approval, but Chief LEO notification, that suppressors are legal in 42 states and legal to hunt with in 40 states, the Europeans and the 42 states treat them as hearing protective devices for shooters and as a courtesy for others, Federal "buy backs" under the force of law are violations of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, and that anyone supporting the legislation will be on the wrong side of the states and an embarrassment for supporting banning a federally regulated and registered firearms safety devices.
Focus on the Senators from states where suppressors are legal since their state legislation almost uniformly cite the improved safety and courtesy of suppressors in their language.
Graphic of states suppressors are legal and legal to hunt with (unfortunate use of color). https://americansuppressorassociation.com/education/
https://www.menendez.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/hear_act.pdf
Aside from prohibiting silencers, the HEAR Act would also:
Rant in General.
Focus on how we beat this.
Our action on this absurd zombie legislation that Menendez and Feinstein have reanimated is to reach out to the senators that are not hard Antis and point out that suppressors are already NFA regulated and registered items requiring not only a background check and approval, but Chief LEO notification, that suppressors are legal in 42 states and legal to hunt with in 40 states, the Europeans and the 42 states treat them as hearing protective devices for shooters and as a courtesy for others, Federal "buy backs" under the force of law are violations of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, and that anyone supporting the legislation will be on the wrong side of the states and an embarrassment for supporting banning a federally regulated and registered firearms safety devices.
Focus on the Senators from states where suppressors are legal since their state legislation almost uniformly cite the improved safety and courtesy of suppressors in their language.
Graphic of states suppressors are legal and legal to hunt with (unfortunate use of color). https://americansuppressorassociation.com/education/
https://www.menendez.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/hear_act.pdf
Aside from prohibiting silencers, the HEAR Act would also:
- Authorize a buyback program for silencers using Byrne JAG grants;
- Provide individuals with a 90-day grace period after the date of enactment for individuals to comply with the ban;
- Provide limited exceptions for certain current and former law enforcement personnel, for certain Atomic Energy personnel and purpose, and for certain authorized testing or experimentation.
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