Tell Congress: Don’t Gut Our Best Shot at NFA Reform
Call the House Ways and Means Committee at (202)-225-3625 and demand that they insert the FULL Hearing Protection Act and SHORT Act into the budget reconciliation bill!
The House Ways and Means Committee has released its draft bill language ahead of the markup scheduled for early afternoon today. And what they have produced is totally and completely UNACCEPTABLE.
The proposal does not include the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 404) or the SHORT Act (H.R. 2395). These are two key measures that GOA and you have been demanding; two key measures that are aimed at gutting the National Firearms Act (NFA).
While the Hearing Protection Act is aimed at removing suppressors from the NFA, the SHORT Act is geared toward removing short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs) and Any Other Weapons (AOWs) from that same law.
Note that the SHORT Act would prevent a future anti-gun administration from weaponizing the NFA to go after pistol-braced owners the way that Biden did.
For the past year, GOA has been working diligently behind the scenes to get both of these provisions included in the budget reconciliation package.
GOA has been pursuing this strategy because, under the rules of the House and Senate, the reconciliation bill that we are trying to amend can NOT be filibustered in the Senate.
Sadly, the current draft does not go far enough. While the bill does propose a reduction in the tax on suppressors, it does FAR TOO LITTLE, as it fails to address the burdensome registration process and LEAVES THE REGISTRATION OF SUPPRESSORS in place.
Additionally, there is no language protecting pistol brace owners—leaving the door open for a future anti-gun administration to further weaponize the NFA against law-abiding gun owners.
WHO’S TO BLAME? While there are probably many people who are at fault, there are two critical ones who rise to the top. First, Ammoland reported just recently that Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN)—who sits on the Ways and Means Committee—has been working behind the scenes to keep suppressors in the NFA and merely reduce the tax to $5. And of course, Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), as the “captain of the ship,” has to ultimately approve the final product.
You can contact:
· Rep. Kustoff at 202-225-4714
· Rep. Smith at 202-225-4404
We know that we’ve asked you to make a lot of calls over the past few days. And I wouldn’t be asking this if it weren’t for the fact that this may be our one-and-only shot this year to get significant gun reforms passed.
This is OUR BEST CHANCE to get these pro-gun reforms passed … since the Senate cannot filibuster any pro-gun reforms … and we know that President Trump will sign this “big beautiful” bill.
So please call the Ways & Means Committee at 202-225-3625 and say something like this:
- Hello, my name is [NAME] and I’m a member of Gun Owners of America and a voter. I am disgusted with the unacceptable compromise that is in the draft text of the reconciliation bill. Currently, the bill does not even contain the SHORT Act, and it makes a pathetic attempt at improving the situation on suppressors.
- I would request that the Ways and Means Committee amend the bill by FULLY protecting suppressors and pistol-braced firearms. (The committee can do this by adding Sec. 2 of the Hearing Protection Act and Sec. 2 of the SHORT Act to the bill—which are the sections that delete the suppressors, SBRs, SBSs, and AOWs from the NFA registry.)
- Removing suppressors and pistol braces from the NFA entirely is VERY IMPORTANT so a future Democrat administration doesn’t weaponize the NFA against gun owners like Biden did.
- Gun Owners of America will be watching your actions closely and let me know what happens.
We can’t let up now. Thank you for all your work!
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