[marktwain]

Brandon Maddox and his companies sell an enormous chunk of the legal silencers sold in the USA. He wants to remove silencers from the National Firearms Act.

[marktwain]

Brandon Maddox at Silencer Central in 2024

[vikingd00d]

>>The Hearing Protection Act (HPA) would move silencers/suppressors out of the jurisdiction of the NFA and regulate them with the same standards as rifles or shotguns.

It’s movement in the right direction, but why would mufflers need to be regulated at all? Do we regulate barrel shrouds, hand grip plates, or “Hello Kitty” stickers with “the same standards as rifles or shotguns”?

[Antihero101607]

The Hearing Protection Act was introduced during the final year of Obama’s second term, reintroduced when Trump took office, and there were also various versions of it like the SHUSH Act, and the SHARE Act. None of them even made it to the floor for a vote. After the Vegas shooting, any hopes of such a thing going forward were squashed, thanks in large part to Paul Ryan.

[Gay State Conservative]

I was in an indoor range recently and I made the mistake to enter the firing area...for a few seconds...without ear protection. Big,big mistake...my ears were ringing for days.

[libertylover]

Hearing Protection Act - never heard of it, but ...

I thought I was about 80% deaf, so the VA sent me to an independent hearing specialist.

He tested me and concluded that I’m NOT 80% deaf; I’m only 78% deaf.

[suthener]

Just for general information, tax stamps for suppressors are being issued in days after application. I have seen posts on X claiming 24 hours. I have no personal experience.

ATF Wait Times
What is the current wait time for a suppressor?
eForm 4 suppressor approvals are commonly taking a few days, for both individual and “standardized trust” submissions.
https://www.silencershop.com/atf-wait-times

[Blood of Tyrants]

Make them like purchasing a non-firearm. Just pick out what you want and pay for it and walk out the door.