Senator Mike Lee Introduces SHUSH Act

[Omega]

Does it have a chance in hell?  Last one was derailed by a mass shooting which used bump stocks, will one happen using silencers?

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Washington D.C. – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced a bill this week to remove suppressors, or “silencers,” from federal regulation.

The Silencers Helping Us Save Hearing Act (the SHUSH Act) deregulates suppressors by completely removing them from all federal regulation.

“Sen. Lee is a champion for gun rights, and his legislation displays his dedication to restoring the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding Americans,” said Dudley Brown, President of the National Association for Gun Rights. “Most in Congress who support silencer freedom want full deregulation, and that’s exactly what Lee is doing with his bill.”

The SHUSH Act removes silencers from all federal control.

“Suppressors are accessories and should be treated just like magazines, scopes, or gun stocks. Treating an accessory the same as a gun sets a bad precedence for anti-gun legislators to further regulate other accessories in the future. There’s no reason they should be subjected to the Brady registration scheme,” said Brown.

“We’re happy and privileged to be able to work with Sen. Lee on this legislation, and excited to continue pushing forward,” Brown concluded.

The National Association for Gun Rights is the nation’s second largest pro-gun organization, with 4.5 million members and supporters nationwide.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 30 by Omega
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[Pain103]

There is absolutely no reason suppressors should be regulated and taxed. Now I think if it were to happen the prices would skyrocket even more than they have.

[Moped]

Stupid to regulate these!

[Grayfox54]

In most other parts of the world using suppressors is considered good manners. 

[RED333]

8 hours ago, Pain103 said:

Now I think if it were to happen the prices would skyrocket even more than they have.

Only because of supply and demand, as soon as that phase of the economy hits the supply will increase and price will come down some. The better of this is we can start to make our own.

[FUJIMO]

If we renamed them BONGS would that help get them passed

[GlockSpock]

13 hours ago, Pain103 said:

There is absolutely no reason suppressors should be regulated and taxed. Now I think if it were to happen the prices would skyrocket even more than they have.

I have no expectation of this becoming law, but if it did I think we'd see prices plummet. Any machinist with any decent skill could manufacture a quality suppressor. You'd see so many manufacturers jump into this market they'd stumble over themselves having to compete with each other.

You would probably see shortages and maybe price increases by any of the "big" manufacturers, but long term even they'd have to compete with everyone else.

It'd be similar to flashlights. Surefire charges hundreds for a flashlight but you can buy a cheap $0.99 LED flashlight at the gas station. They obviously aren't one and the same and many do end up spending the hundreds for the Surefire (I know I certainly have) and while the $0.99 option is likely junk I bet there are thousands of quality $50.00 - $100 lights on the market.

Not everyone would be purchasing Surefire or SilencerCo suppressors. For many, the $49.99 Bass Pro or PSA promo deal would be plenty fine.

If only this were a problem to have to put up with.

[RED333]

4 hours ago, FUJIMO said:

If we renamed them BONGS would that help get them passed

Passed from one to another, or become law?

[Frog4aday]

Looks like it's time to fire off a letter to my Congressman and Senator and ask them to support (vote "YES") for the SHUSH ACT.

But I fear this is just election year posturing as we all know this most likely can't get thru both houses and even if it did, Basement Joe will be told by his puppet master(s?) to veto it.

But hopefully we can get a chance to see who in the Senate (and maybe Congress) is really a pro-gun friend so we can vote accordingly in November. 

[GlockSpock]

29 minutes ago, Frog4aday said:

Looks like it's time to fire off a letter to my Congressman and Senator and ask them to support (vote "YES") for the SHUSH ACT.

But I fear this is just election year posturing as we all know this most likely can't get thru both houses and even if it did, Basement Joe will be told by his puppet master(s?) to veto it.

But hopefully we can get a chance to see who in the Senate (and maybe Congress) is really a pro-gun friend so we can vote accordingly in November. 

Loud noises bad! Wake from nap. Quiet good! Quiet keep sleep.

[BigK]

If this passed I bet a lot of us would start shopping for a new gun w/ a threaded barrel,  replacement barrels that are threaded, and/or suppressor height sights. I'm in 

[btq96r]

2 hours ago, Frog4aday said:

But I fear this is just election year posturing as we all know this most likely can't get thru both houses and even if it did, Basement Joe will be told by his puppet master(s?) to veto it.

I wouldn't even think this gets voted out of committee.  It's about to become a complete halt for anything that isn't a must pass budget item as Congress goes into full campaign mode for themselves and the Presidential ticket.

Mike Lee's intentions aren't in doubt, his ability to read a calendar is.

Edited July 31 by btq96r

[Pain103]

On 7/31/2024 at 8:08 AM, FUJIMO said:

If we renamed them BONGS would that help get them passed

Well it is medicinal. 

[1gewehr]

About as much chance as a complete repeal of the NFA.  Still, a useful tool for identifying RINOs unwilling to support it.

[Erich]

I cant picture cans on the shelf at Walmart next to the ammo. But if you told me 25-30 years ago dope would be legal in public I would have laughed my ass off.

Its currently a pipe dream (see what I did there), but some one has to imagine or dream it before it could happen. I admire them keeping it out there even it can't happen.

One thought on the price impact outside what was said about price drop from eventual large scale increase of manufactures (including OEM's packing guns with them).

It would drastically change the secondary market. You could now sell your cans without loosing quite a bit. To some degree the secondary resale market supply could help mitigate some of the short term supply problem and initial higher prices from the run on cans. Imagine in some cases, out of production cans could see a big bump and make a profit for those that had desirable cans others missed out on. 

 

[Rockmup]

On 7/30/2024 at 9:55 PM, Pain103 said:

There is absolutely no reason suppressors should be regulated and taxed. Now I think if it were to happen the prices would skyrocket even more than they have.

 

Not at all. You'd see people 3d printing them and spooling up all the CNC's for the night shift. Pretty easy to press cycle start and come in in the morning to 2K K-baffels and 3-500 tubes ready to go in another machine. It'd happen with a quickness too as the files are already out there for free