News Category: Firearms

By: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator Last weekend, members of the Arizona Legislators for Wildlife Caucus and New Mexico Sportsmen’s Caucus attended the National Outdoor Women’s Weekend (NOWW) hosted by the Valley of the Sun Quail Forever chapter in Phoenix, Arizona at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility. Thanks to recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3)…

Contact: Joseph Mullin, New England States Coordinator On August 28, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a hearing during which several sportsmen-related bills were available for public comment. One such bill was Senate Bill 1417 (SB 1417) – legislation that would ultimately authorize the use and possession of a firearm…

On January 3, Representative Jeff Duncan (SC), an outgoing Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) reintroduced the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) as H.R. 155. Among the many CSC members signed on as original cosponsors is Representative Austin Scott (GA), an incoming Co-Chair of the CSC in the 116th Congress. The overall intent of the…

By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator On August 9, members of the Delaware and Maryland Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucuses gathered with state officials and conservation partners for a regional policy forum and suppressor/air rifle demonstration at Schrader’s Outdoors in Henderson, Maryland. Other attendees included officials from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; staff…

By Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On February 20, the Vermont House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife heard H. 31, legislation to authorize the use of firearm suppressors for hunting. This bipartisan legislation is sponsored by, among others, Co-Chair of the Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Executive…

On November 16, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a hearing on over 50 firearms-related bills. Included in the hearing were Senate Bills 1317 and 1340 – both sponsored by members of the bipartisan and bicameral Massachusetts Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus – which would authorize the ownership of firearm suppressors in the…

On April 21, Members of the Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, Department of Natural Resources officials, conservation partners, and members of the law enforcement community participated in a Mid-Atlantic Shoot and Policy Forum in Henderson, Maryland. Director David Saveikis from the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife stated, “”The demonstration on Airbows and firearm suppressors was…

On March 23, the bipartisan, bicameral Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, co-chaired by Senators Bruce Ennis and Brian Pettyjohn, and Representatives Jeff Spiegelman and William Carson, hosted its second meeting of the 2017 legislative session to discuss legalization of firearm suppressors. Approximately 20 Caucus members were joined by David Saveikis, Director of the Delaware Division of…

On February 22, the bipartisan National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Executive Council President Representative Brandon Phelps (IL) submitted a letter to all members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) urging them to support and cosponsor the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 367/S. 59). The Hearing Protection Act will provide America’s sportsmen and women with easier…

Bills recently introduced in California and Hawaii would legalize the use of firearm suppressors for hunting in both states. Senate Bill 710, introduced by California Outdoor Sporting Caucus Member Senator Joel Anderson, would remove the felony prohibition on possession of a suppressor, and authorize individuals to use suppressors while hunting in California. A companion bill…

On February 14, the Hearing Protection Act reached a major milestone, as the 100th cosponsor was added to the House version of the bill. The Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 367/S. 59) will provide America’s sportsmen and women with easier access to firearm suppressors by removing them from the scope of the National Firearms Act (NFA), replacing…

Sponsored by Illinois Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Senator Bill Haine, Illinois Senate Bill 50 was recently introduced and assigned to committee. This bill contains provisions that would remove the state’s prohibition on using a suppressor. SB 206, a similar measure introduced in 2015 by Caucus Member Senator Gary Forby, gained considerable traction in Illinois’s 2016…