In helping you keep track of the suppressor-related Bills in Congress, a new SHARE Act (Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement) was filed this week by Rep. Duncan (R-SC).
HPA--Hearing Protection Act--removes suppressors from NFA and treats them like a firearm (form 4473 for purchase), eliminating $200 Federal tax stamp.
SHUSH--removes suppressors from NFA and treats suppressors like any other firearm accessory, eliminates $200 Federal Tax stamp.
New SHARE Act--includes the HPA Bill and more...
The SHARE Act is a good thing: These Sportsmen's Bills are passed every couple of years with bi-partisan support. Members of Congress who might be reluctant to vote for the HPA as a stand-alone Bill would vote to make a number of small changes to enhance hunting and fishing in the USA. ...a little bit of sugar makes the medicine go down...A key aspect of the bill is the Hearing Protection Act (HPA), which would eliminate burdensome and expensive regulations on suppressors. In addition, the bill would ensure greater protections for carrying lawfully-possessed firearms on land managed by the Army Corps of Engineers; require public lands management plans to facilitate hunting, fishing and recreational shooting; reform the outdated “sporting purposes test” that currently muddies federal gun control law regarding the importation of rifles and shotguns; and make critical reforms to the interstate transportation provisions of the Firearm Owner’s Protection Act (FOPA).
