Update on Suppressors in the Political Sphere
BY Herschel Smith
1 month ago
First up, SilencerCo’s view of the hearing protection act. I like it when people honestly answer questions.
Fully support the HPA
— SilencerCo (@silencerco) May 16, 2025
Second, David asks why anyone would care about this because he sees it as unlikely that it will ever make it to the president’s desk. That may be true, but if nothing else, I want to call out traitors for who they are and try my best to prevent them from claiming success if all they do is decrease the tax stamp fee. And if they want me to grovel for crumbs that fall from the master’s table, I’ll throw the crumbs back in their face.
On that front, it looks like maybe we’ve been successful. I send X posts out virtually every day reminding members of the ways and means committee that they need to pass the HPA in full.
Because Friday’s vote failed to pass the bill through the House, the budget committee will reconvene on Sunday to hash out a bill that will most likely pass. Hopes are high due to the outpouring from the gun community that Section 2 of the HPA will be included. This change would mean that suppressors would be removed from the NFA. Those at AmmoLand News have spoken to in the House are confident that the HPA will be included in the new text. The SHORT Act also has a shot of being included, but that is far from certain.
As for Silencer Central’s view, I think it’s abundantly clear where they stand.
On May 18, 2025 at 8:53 pm, David Codrea said:
I don’t question why people care about it for the reasons you state. My question is why the gun groups and guntubers are making such a huge deal of it and asking gun owners to expend so much energy on it when there are other areas where their cognizance is needed that are being completely ignored, like the suddenly “pro-gun” DOJ arguing machineguns aren’t included in 2A.
On May 18, 2025 at 9:15 pm, Herschel Smith said:
I understand. As you know, you and I take the same position on MGs. And no honest man could claim that the DOJ or any Appendage like the ATF is pro-gun. Bondi included most of all.
On May 19, 2025 at 9:54 am, ragman said:
How about repealing the NFA, the GCA of 1968 and all the rest of the unconstitutional gun control laws. Oh, I forgot, we no longer have a Constitution as passed by our Founding Fathers. So the 2A doesn’t matter anyway. My bad!
On May 19, 2025 at 6:06 pm, Georgiaboy61 said:
Silencer Central’s view is myopic for at least one other reason not touched upon in the previous discussion here: If the HPA passes and is signed into law, deregulating suppressors and making them over-the-counter, so to speak – there is going to be plenty of work for everyone in that business, S.C. included.
Silencer Central may not make as much on a per-transaction basis as before legalization, but has it crossed their minds that they might actually fatten the bottom line by making up for it in increased sales volume?
The irony of suppressors being illegal in this country is not lost on certain European nations, where engaging in the shooting sports without using suppression or sound modulation is considered bad form, and in some places, is illegal!
At the risk of being labeled pedantic for repeating the point yet again, a suppressor for a firearm is in principle no different than a muffler on an automobile or truck. Getting a “can” for your FA ought to be about as cheap and easy as getting a muffler for your car.
On May 19, 2025 at 8:58 pm, Ozark Redneck said:
@ragman: I agree totally with you, but we need 60 senators that will vote our way to do that, we have 53 and maybe 51 vote our way. It is not possible to do what you ask in a reconciliation bill.
@Georgiaboy61; I thought exactly what you thought, SC has the market on suppressors, they manufacture them, they have 100,000s+ of the emails and data from previous transactions to email potentials purchasers of ‘deals’ etc. They are way ahead of any other player in the suppressed world. There sales would increase exponentially. I heard the interview with ‘Gun Talk’ Sunday with Tom Gresham. I don’t know what the truth is. But removing the suppressors from the NFA would help SC.