US EditionRepublicans restore bill language eliminating $200 fees for silencers and short-barrel rifles
- Republican efforts to loosen regulations on gun silencers and short-barreled firearms faced a setback, as the Senate parliamentarian ruled that a 60-vote threshold is required for inclusion in the tax and immigration bill.
- Gun rights groups pushed for the measure to treat silencers like long guns.
- Gun-Control groups welcomed the ruling, emphasizing that such items have been regulated for nearly 100 years due to safety concerns.
- Emma Brown, executive director of a gun-control group, stated that removing safeguards on gun silencers would increase risks for law enforcement and civilians.
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Republicans restore bill language eliminating $200 fees for silencers and short-barrel rifles
Senate Republicans have revised language in President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” to eliminate the $200 tax stamp for firearm silencers — also known as suppressors — and scrap a similar tax stamp for short-barrel rifles. It’s a win for Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who pushed for the…
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