Breaking: U.S. House Votes to Remove Suppressors from NFA!

On May 22 , the United States House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which has headed to the Senate for consideration.

The bill contains language that will remove suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA) and eliminate the tax and registration requirements. 

If this language makes it through the U.S. Senate, obtaining a suppressor would be no different from purchasing a firearm in the majority of states. 

Contact your senator and urge them to support the pro-suppressor language in the reconciliation bill! Watch for updates at americansuppressorassociation.com.

UPDATE: The Senate Finance Committee has released their amendments to the Big Beautiful Bill. The updated version adds the removal of Short-Barreled Rifle and Shotguns from the NFA in-addition to the House language removing suppressors.  The Committee's statement and full bill details can be found here, and we've included the pertinent exerpt from the bill below.

Sec. 70436. Elimination of tax on certain devices under the National Firearms Act.

Current Law: Under current law, silencers, short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns are defined as a,“firearm” under Section 5845(a). As a result of this designation, each of these devices are subject to both a $200 transfer tax under Section 5811(a) and a manufacturing tax under Section 5821.

Provision: This provision would remove silencers, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and certain other devices from the definition of “firearm” for purposes of Section 5845, resulting in the elimination of the transfer and manufacturing tax on these devices. The provision would also preempt certain state or local licensing or registration requirements which are determined by reference to the National Firearms Act by treating anyone who acquires or possesses these rifles, shotguns, or other weapons in compliance with federal statute to be in compliance with the state or local registration or licensing requirements.

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