The National Firearms Act was passed in 1934. It's part of the legacy of Prohibition, and we also know that the homicide rate from Prohibition didn't drop until that law was repealed. The NFA didn't do anything.
Except screw with our right to keep and bear arms. That's why gun rights groups want "reform" of the NFA.
It seems the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is joining a coalition dedicated to doing just that.
From a press release:.
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms joined a broad coalition of gun rights advocates and political leaders in what has so far been a successful effort to reform the 1934 National Firearms Act by removing suppressors from NFA regulation as part of the budget reconciliation package.
In a letter to Congress members Jodey C. Arrington, chair of the House Budget Committee and Virginia Foxx, chair of the House Rules Committee, the coalition of nearly 100 Second Amendment leaders including CCRKBA Managing Director Andrew Gottlieb demanded inclusion of portions of the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 404) in the budget reconciliation bill, known as the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” In a 215-214 vote late Wednesday, the House passed the package with HRA provisions intact.
“We have cleared a significant obstacle in the effort to bring suppressors into the mainstream, and make the Hearing Protection Act a reality,” Gottlieb said. “The Citizens Committee is proud to have joined with so many of our friends and allies all over the country in pushing for reform of the NFA, which is long overdue.
“It is gratifying to see Hearing Protection make it past this important hurdle,” Gottlieb continued, “because it means members of Congress are finally seeing past the misinformation, myths and outright lies about suppressors which have been perpetuated for years by the gun prohibition movement and their media dupes.
“A big job still remains,” he acknowledged, “and that is successfully getting this legislation through the Senate with the HPA segment intact, then on to President Trump’s desk for his signature. CCRKBA remains committed to making that happen, and we will encourage our members and supporters to keep contacting their Senators to approve the budget reconciliation package with the HPA inclusion.
“For years,” Gottlieb recalled, “CCRKBA has supported deregulating firearm suppressors in the interest of hearing protection, and making the devices available to the public without all of the regulatory hoops and the $200 tax requirement. Happily, we’re almost there.”
The truth of the matter is that the only way this happens is if Republicans in the Senate fear the repercussions of not including the Hearing Protection Act. They need to fear a primary challenge from a viable candidate. Sen John Cornyn, for example, is being challenged by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, which is the direct result of Cornyn's work on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
If the entire 2A community is united in punishing Republican lawmakers who sell us out, then you're going to see some positive things going forward. The National Firearms Act will be reformed, and we'll start to see some amazing things going forward.
Of course, this is going to be a long fight, and I'm not sure how long any coalition can stay united, but this commonality of purpose is something you usually don't see in the first place. Every gun rights organization is standing tall and demanding suppressors. We're going to get some version of the SHORT Act sooner or later. We can then go after the 1986 machine gun ban and, in time, the entire NFA.
We are on the cusp of the biggest pro-gun move we've ever experienced as a nation. Not everyone will get to enjoy it, unfortunately--not yet, anyway--but we're close.
And when we achieve this one, it's imperative that we immediately move on to the next.
And a coalition of gun rights groups will be necessary to make that happen.
