They say it's about protecting people's hearing.
House Republicans on Thursday introduced a bill that would eliminate a federal tax on gun silencers and would weaken licensing requirements that currently make the devices more difficult to buy than most firearms.
The Hearing Protection Act of 2015, proposed by Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.) and co-sponsored by 10 of his colleagues, would do this by removing silencers, which are also called suppressors, from the purview of the National Firearms Act, instead putting them in the same regulatory category as long guns. As its title suggests, the bill's sponsors are framing it as an effort to keep shooters from damaging their ears.
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Great news! Why should decent folks have their quiet enjoyment ruined by noisy bank robbers, gangbangers, or neighbors killing each other. One can always depend on GOP lawmakers to protect us. We may die from global warming or various forms of environmental pollution - but we'll be able to hear. Thank you, GOP.