Inside the Senate Silencer Deregulation Fight (ft. American Suppressor Association's Knox Williams)
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Knox Williams talk about the latest developments in the effort to delist suppressors from the National Firearms Act.
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Show Notes
This week, we're taking a deep dive into the fight over using reconciliation to delist silencers from the National Firearms Act (NFA).
The House included a provision to eliminate the tax on firearm silencers/suppressors and one to completely remove them from the NFA's purview. But that wasn't without controversy, and the Senate is now taking up the bill. That's why we've got Knox Williams, the head of the American Suppressor Association, on the show to update us on where things are headed.
Williams said there was a meeting between gun-rights activists and Senate staffers this week that left him confident they have a good chance of getting everything they want. He said Republicans were on board with the argument that silencers can be fully delisted because the NFA is a tax at its core.
Still, there is a lot of uncertainty about how the parliamentarian will rule on the delisting. Williams agreed that the tax cut is seen as a sure bet. However, he said there's a strong chance delisting gets through, too.
Special Guest: Knox Williams.