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…
Congressman Jeff Duncan (SC), Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC), along with CSC Member Congressman John “Judge” Carter (TX) introduced H.R. 367, the Hearing Protection Act (HPA). Joining the primary sponsors on this bill are 43 original cosponsors including CSC Co-Chair Congressman Gene Green (TX), CSC Vice-Chair Congressman Austin Scott (GA) and many other…
On May 28, House Bill 570 was signed into law by Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Vice Chairman, Governor Peter Shumlin. HB 570 repealed a sunset provision which would have ended suppressor ownership in the Green Mountain State. The bill was sponsored by Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member, Representative David Deen and championed by several members of…
On June 9, New Hampshire became the 40th state to pass legislation to allow hunting with firearms suppressors with the adoption of House Bill 500, the Hunter’s Hearing Protection Act. The bill was sponsored by New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Representative John Burt and championed by many other bipartisan Caucus members in both chambers….
On May 11, the New Hampshire House of Representatives concurred with a minor amendment to HB 500 (also called the Hunter’s Hearing Protection Act) made by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. HB 500 would authorize the use of firearm suppressors for hunting; the amendment simply removed the “findings” section of the bill leaving…
On March 7, members of the New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) attended a suppressor demonstration at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, New Hampshire. The event offered an opportunity to educate members of the Caucus on firearm suppressors. The educational demonstration came just two days prior to a hearing on HB 500 (a bill allowing…
Recently, the Iowa Legislature passed HF 2279 – a bill legalizing the ownership of firearm suppressors in the Hawkeye State. The bill will now be sent to the Governor’s desk for final approval. HF 2279, formally known as HB 2043, passed through the House on February 23 (with a vote of 74-24) and the Senate…
On March 4, state legislative sportsmen’s caucus members joined with fish and wildlife agency staff from Massachusetts and Rhode Island for an educational suppressor demonstration at the Worcester Pistol and Rifle Club in Boylston, Massachusetts. The event began with a presentation by Mr. Knox Williams, President and Executive Director of the American Suppressor Association…
On February 11, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission voted 4 – 1 to approve an amended version of Wildlife Conservation Order Amendment No. 1 of 2016, which allows the use of firearm sound suppressors while hunting. Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) staff testified in favor of the Amendment before the Commission and has been working diligently…
On January 7, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed HB 500 (184-124), which will now move on to the Senate. Sponsored by New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative John Burt, the bill would allow sportsmen and women in the Granite State to use suppressors while hunting. While suppressors are already legal to own…
On October 15, HB 500, sponsored by New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative John Burt, passed out of the New Hampshire House of Representative’s Fish and Game and Marine Resources Committee with a vote of 7 – 5. During the executive session, numerous Caucus members spoke in favor of the bill, which, if enacted,…