To: The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Donald Trump
Defeat Hearing Protection Act (HR-367)
The Hearing Protection Act (HR-367) is a bill that proposes to change an 80 year old common sense law by eliminating the $200 fee AND the nine month vetting period associated with the purchase of firearm silencers (aka suppressors). Here's an article that summarizes why it's important to keep the current law and defeat the proposed bill. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/opinion/echoes-of-gunfire-hurt-tender-nra-ears.html?_r=0
Why is this important?
If you hear the sound of a gun, you would try to protect yourself from further gun fire. The police are using new technology that uses the sound of gun fire to help protect the citizens. This proposed bill is trying to make it easier for people to buy gun silencers. The current law - which is not infringing on anyone's right to own a gun - makes it very difficult to buy a silencer, and for good reason. If gun silencers were able to be purchased freely, then there's a greater risk of killing innocent lives. Also, a greater use of gun silencers will impede the police from protecting us, especially when there's a mass shooting. A NY Times editorial dated March 24, 2017 titled "Echoes of Gunfire Hurt Tender N.R.A. Ears" explains the insanity of this proposed bill. Please protect your constituents and prevent this bill from passing. Here's a link to this editorial. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/opinion/echoes-of-gunfire-hurt-tender-nra-ears.html?_r=0