Suppressor Laws
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HRM Johnny
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Alpha Echo
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Take five minutes and contact your elected representatives and make yourselves heard. I did that already with my Congressman. Pick those who are Republican or a rural Dem who might stand a chance of voting for the bill. As has been stated on this thread, focus on the bill, not generalities. And you have to educate them, by citing facts, even though they are politicians and don't believe in facts. Here is the text of my email to him (or more likely his aides as someone stated):
Dear Rep. Lawler,
Congratulations on your re-election. As a constituent whose vote you garnered, I am writing to voice my wholehearted support for this bill, that properly removes suppressors from the NFA. Suppressors are not dangerous. They do not "silence" gunshots, but simply attenuate them just enough to make it safe for law abiding hunters and target shooters like me to not lose our hearing while allowing us hear game in the woods. In fact, the most effective suppressors on the market can only attenuate the quietest of cartridges to the sound of a jackhammer (https://americansuppressorassociation.com/education/hearing-protection/).
In many countries in Europe, suppressors are actually required for hunting, both as a safety measure to the hunter and a courtesy to others.
I implore you to take advantage of having the majority in the senate and the white house to persuade those colleagues across the aisle who have common sense to pass this bill into law, and making the country see the value in these tools that has been around for over 100 years and do not belong on the NFA by any stretch of rational thinking.
I agree with one post, personal correspondence is the way to go, so please don't just copy and paste this--put it into your own words that mean something to you.
Posting here is great and all, but if you actually want to see any results, take this opportunity to state your case where it will actually make a difference.
Dear Rep. Lawler,
Congratulations on your re-election. As a constituent whose vote you garnered, I am writing to voice my wholehearted support for this bill, that properly removes suppressors from the NFA. Suppressors are not dangerous. They do not "silence" gunshots, but simply attenuate them just enough to make it safe for law abiding hunters and target shooters like me to not lose our hearing while allowing us hear game in the woods. In fact, the most effective suppressors on the market can only attenuate the quietest of cartridges to the sound of a jackhammer (https://americansuppressorassociation.com/education/hearing-protection/).
In many countries in Europe, suppressors are actually required for hunting, both as a safety measure to the hunter and a courtesy to others.
I implore you to take advantage of having the majority in the senate and the white house to persuade those colleagues across the aisle who have common sense to pass this bill into law, and making the country see the value in these tools that has been around for over 100 years and do not belong on the NFA by any stretch of rational thinking.
I agree with one post, personal correspondence is the way to go, so please don't just copy and paste this--put it into your own words that mean something to you.
Posting here is great and all, but if you actually want to see any results, take this opportunity to state your case where it will actually make a difference.
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Everyone in this thread should contact the Reps to re-introduce the Hearing Protection Act.
