Hearing Protection Act

With 2018 underway we must consider four Second Amendment fights that the House and Senate should address sooner rather than later.

From the moment President Trump hit the campaign trial till now he has been a vocal supporter of the people’s right to keep and bear arms.

House Speaker Paul Ryan shelved the Hearing Protection Act two days after the heinous Las Vegas shooting, and it remains so.

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) remains frozen on pro-gun legislation even though the Democrats’ post-Vegas gun control push has imploded.

Just days after Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) pulled the Hearing Protection Act — thereby preventing a floor vote on suppressor deregulation — the Spokane Police announced they would add suppressors to police rifles to protect officers’ hearing.

In highlighting lawmakers’ gun ignorance, Congressional candidate Paul Nehlen (R) asked, “What’s Congress going to do, outlaw fingers?”

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) sided with Hillary Clinton against suppressor deregulation and remains mum on his plans for national concealed carry reciprocity.

Two days after an attacker opened fire on concert goers in Las Vegas, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc) announced he was shelving legislation to deregulate suppressors.

Following the heinous attack that resulted in 400 injuries and 50 deaths at a Las Vegas concert venue, Hillary Clinton tweeted that she could not “imagine the deaths” that would have occurred if the gunman had used a “silencer.”

As Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) was welcomed back to Congress on September 28, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pointed to the attack–in which a progressive shot Scalise–and argued that suppressors ought not be deregulated.

With the special election for the U.S. Senate seat in Alabama fast approaching, where does Judge Roy Moore stand on the Second Amendment?

Washington Post opinion writer Dana Milbank claims the NRA’s “idea of recreation” includes “assault guns” and “silencers.”

The main function of a suppressor is to trap the air and unburned powder escaping the muzzle so as to reduce the loudest part of a gunshot.

Smith & Wesson is acquiring suppressor manufacturer Gemini Technologies Inc., to further the gun maker’s focus on ear protection sales.

After snubbing the NRA’s offer to shoot with suppressors firsthand and learn how they really work, the Washington Post (WaPo) ran an editorial asking Congress to “turn a deaf ear” to the NRA’s claim that suppressors protect hearing.

The House subcommittee on Natural Resources will review legislation containing the Hearing Protection Act on Wednesday.

Sampson County North Carolina Sheriff Jimmy Thornton says suppressors improve the hunting experience and make firearms training safer.

Gun control proponent Shannon Watts, founder of the Michael Bloomberg-funded Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, claims the “gun lobby” is using the term “suppressor” instead of “silencer” as a way to confuse members of her group.

Gabby Giffords is partnering with gun controllers in law enforcement to fight against national recognition of concealed carry permits for law-abiding citizens.

As the NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits opened in Atlanta, Daniel Defense launched a suppressor line, adding hearing protection devices to their already impressive line of AR-15 rifles and components.

Harvard’s Dr. Neil Bhattacharyya warns that gun owners who shoot for sport face the threat of “hearing loss from the repeated gunfire.”

Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership (DRGO) have released a position paper explaining how firearm suppressors fight hearing loss and announcing their support for theHearing Protection Act.

On March 24 the New York Times published an editorial mocking the NRA for appealing to the hearing benefits of firearm suppressors during the push for deregulation of the devices.

On March 13 Breitbart News reported that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was fighting deregulation of “deadly gun silencers,” alleging that they put law enforcement and communities at risk.

While Republicans in the House are pushing legislation to roll back the jumbled federal oversight of firearm suppressors, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) says she is ready to fight efforts to make “deadly gun silencers” easier to acquire.

State Senator William Haine (D-Alton) is sponsoring legislation that would legalize the use of firearm suppressors in the state of Illinois.

Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief Jeffrey Hadley will appear with gun control proponent Gabby Giffords Monday to argue against suppressor ownership by “everyday Americans” and to oppose national reciprocity for concealed carry.

On January 23, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence joined a newly-birthed anti-suppressor campaign by arguing that quiet guns are deadlier than loud ones.

During a January 14 report on Republican efforts to reduce restrictions on firearm suppressors, CNN said one of the GOP’s goals is to eliminate the “$200,000 tax” on the devices.

On Tuesday the Iowa House concurred with the Senate, and a bill to allow the sale of suppressors in the state is now on its way to Governor Terry Branstad’s (R) desk. Titled the Hearing Protection Act, the bill focuses