“Silencers are not tools of self-defense, they are tools of murder,” said [Rep. Bonnie] Watson Coleman. “They have no legal application which is why law enforcement officials around the country have been calling for their elimination. The HEAR Act will save lives and is part of the common sense approach to firearms legislation that polls show has widespread support among voters on both sides of the aisle.”
This bill was first introduced in 2019 following the deadly Virginia Beach mass shooting, in which a gunman attached a suppressor to a .45-caliber handgun before opening fire in a local government office building where he killed 12 people and injured four more. Instead of passing comprehensive gun safety legislation to ensure this never happens again, in 2025, House Republicans tried to eliminate the registration and ownership requirements for silencers that have been in place since the National Firearms Act went into effect in 1934. While this effort was not successful, gun lobbyists were able to pass a bill eliminating the $200 tax on purchasing the devices.
Gun silencers and suppressors have become one of the fastest-growing segments of the gun industry, which pushed accessories as gun sales level off. While several states, including New Jersey, outlaw gun silencers, they are permitted under current federal law, but must be registered. In 2010, there were 285,087 registered silencers in the United States. Since April 2020, that number has increased to over 2 million. A nationwide ban on silencers would ensure the devices are not trafficked into states where bans are in place.
The Help Empower Americans to Respond (HEAR) Act is endorsed by Newtown Action Alliance.
— Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman in Rep. Watson Coleman Reintroduces Gun Safety Legislation to Outlaw Gun Silencers
False and delusional logic is strong with this NJ democrat loon.
For example, this…. “This bill was first introduced in 2019 following the deadly Virginia Beach mass shooting, in which a gunman attached a suppressor to a .45-caliber handgun before opening fire in a local government office building where he killed 12 people and injured four more. Instead of passing comprehensive gun safety legislation to ensure this never happens again,…”
This mentally ill killer did not go on his rampage because he had a suppressor and gun – that’s not what drives these killers, the weapon is of little importance to them actually, what they want to do is harm and kill and that is what drives them and is of importance to them, that mental illness depravity, and they do not really care how they do it or what they use as long as that driving mental illness depravity is satisfied. And even if he did not have a suppressor he would have still killed or injured the same amount simply because they were all basically in one place in the building and it was easy to move from target zone to target zone and interdict the exits – heck, under those conditions he could have used a knife and still killed/injured the same amount and probably more. In other words, its a false and delusional logic to think a bill ‘banning suppressors’ would prevent a mentally ill killer from inflicting injury or death as they will simply not use a suppressor if they can’t get one but will still pull the trigger (or stab or bludgeon or blow-up) – in reality your bill had nothing to do with with your false claims of ‘common sense’ and ‘gun safety’, it was pure emotionally driven false logic and delusional thinking based and that’s the reason it did not happen and here you are trying it again with the same false logic and delusional thinking.
Virginia Claims State Constitution Does Not Protect Individual Gun Rights in Crump v. Katz.
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Aero Precision, Ballistic Advantage, Stag Arms & VG6 Enter Receivership.
“Aero Precision, Ballistic Advantage, Stag Arms, and VG6 are still open for business, but the well-known firearms brands are now operating through a receivership process while a transition to new ownership moves forward.
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Receivership is not just corporate housekeeping. It usually means a court-appointed third party is now involved in controlling, protecting, selling, or reorganizing company assets. It can lead to a sale of the business as a going concern, a restructuring, or in worse cases, a wind-down. Right now, the company’s public position is that the brands continue to operate while new ownership is being worked out.
For gun owners, the practical takeaway is simple: expect delays, watch your open orders, and be smart about where your money goes.
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“Deranged NJ Congresswoman”
That pretty much sums it up!
Another Congressman who believes an inanimate object will keep people from getting shot. The holder of the firearm is the issue at hand and always will be. This bill that has been proposed needs to be squashed. Hopefully, responsible gun owners someday will be able to enjoy the freedom we deserve which is to enjoy shooting and owning firearms. As an instructor, teaching and training is most important to me. Responsible people should be able to enjoy the choice of learning and training with firearms.
Rep. Bonnie Coleman is 81. She said she will not seek reelection. She has been in office for 50 years. Another far leftist democrap.
Back in 1934, when the politicians were working on the illegal 1934 gun control act, some joker with the Fish and Game had a senator for a friend. He asked him to put silencers on the bill, not to stop bank robbers or bootleggers, but to stop poaching! So did that stop poaching? Of course not.
In Europe, many countries require hunters and target shooters to use sound suppressors so as not to frighten peopl when shooting.. Most countries have little or no restrictions on purchasing a sound suppressor. Only in America are they highly regulated.
These far leftist democrats watch too many far fetched Hollywood movies and video games and don’t understand sound suppressors.
One Democrat said a silencer makes a gun shoot on full auto!
Another Democrat said silencers make a gun more concealable! Huh??