Guns.com by Chris Eger 5/4/2017
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO1F-Izjr58A campaign on Capitol Hill to remove suppressors from National Firearms Act regulations is tracking but still has a long way to go before becoming law.
Guns.com spoke with industry insiders about the Hearing Protection Act on the eve of the 146th National Rifle Association Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Atlanta last week, who argued the measure has a fighting chance.
“The Hearing Protection Act is alive and well in both the House and the Senate,” said Knox Williams, executive director of the American Suppressor Association. “It’s made tremendous strides, but it still has a long way to go.”
The bill was introduced by GOP sponsors U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina and Rep. John Carter of Texas in January and aims to deregulate suppressors as a safety measure to help promote their use in protecting hearing. Enrolled as H.R. 367, the proposal has 139 co-sponsors including three Democrats but no date for committee hearings.
A companion Senate measure, S.59, has 14 co-sponsors, all Republicans. One of the most recent lawmakers to sign on for the act in the is U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, joining fellow Sen. John Cornyn and 22 Lone Star State congressmen of the state’s delegation. The Senate is the crucial battleground for the bill’s passage, requiring 60 votes in a chamber where the GOP can only count 52 members.
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