Gun Control: Silencers Under the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 3668)

Krouse, William J.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Firearms;    Firearms control;    Legislation;    Bill drafting;   

RP-ID  :  IN10807
RP-ID  :  IN10807_2017Oct16

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the proposed "Hearing Protection Act" (A part of the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act,H.R. 3668) which would take gun silencers out from under the jurisdiction of the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) and have them regulated only by the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA). The NFA requires fingerprint based background checks, taxes various parts of the production process, requires sellers to be federally licensed, and silencers must be registered with ATF.