Hearing protection act

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rt3

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Congressmen Jeff Duncan (SC) and John Carter (TX-31) on Monday for introducing the Hearing Protection Act, an important bill that gives gun owners and sportsmen the opportunity to better protect their ears and hearing.
“Many gun owners and sportsmen suffer severe hearing loss after years of shooting, and yet the tool necessary to reduce such loss is onerously regulated and taxed. It doesn’t make any sense,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director, NRA-ILA. “The Duncan-Carter Hearing Protection Act would allow people easier access to suppressors, which would help them to better protect their hearing.”
The Hearing Protection Act, H.R. 367, would remove suppressors from regulation under the National Firearms Act, replacing the federal transfer process with a National Instant Criminal Background Check. The bill would reduce the cost of purchasing a suppressor by removing the $200 transfer tax.
Suppressors are often mischaracterized in Hollywood. They do not “silence” the sound of a firearm. Instead, they act as mufflers and can reduce the noise of a gunshot to hearing safe levels. Not only do suppressors reduce hearing damage for the shooter, they reduce the noise of ranges located near residential areas.
H.R. 367 would make it easier for gun owners and sportsmen to purchase suppressors in the 42 states where they are currently legal. Purchasers would have to pass a background check to buy them, and prohibited people would be denied.

 

Sounds like a good idea Rt3, many firearms can be very loud, I personally rather wear ear muffs rather than the plugs, and I don't shoot very often at all. I can imagine real enthusiasts who use guns more often for sport or target practice would benefit from the silencers, don't see a reason that easy access shouldn't be available.
 
sometimes its very hard to be sure the kids have the muffs on correctly. this will help
 

I always use ear protection when doing any target practice....but not when hunting...would not be able to hear the critters moving around. Suppressors are quite expensive, and probably muffle about 90% of the discharge...but Hollywood movies have instilled the attitude that these are only used by those engaging in criminal activity.....Pure BS.
 
$200 of that is the NFA transfer tax, which will be gone. They reduce the noise from around 120db to around 90db or a loud lawn mower. The good ones are made of Titanium which is expensive.
When hunting try a set of muffs that have sound control, built in microphones and ear speakers, same weight size . They have a sound cut off at 90 db but you still have background sound amplification and can usually hear better with them than most peoples normal hearing.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Sounds like a good idea Rt3, many firearms can be very loud, I personally rather wear ear muffs rather than the plugs, and I don't shoot very often at all. I can imagine real enthusiasts who use guns more often for sport or target practice would benefit from the silencers, don't see a reason that easy access shouldn't be available.
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thats not a play on words is it.
 

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