The Gun Owners of America (GOA) and other leading Second Amendment groups are slamming House Republicans over what they’re calling a “betrayal” of gun owners in the newly unveiled budget reconciliation bill.
While GOP lawmakers have proposed eliminating the $200 tax on suppressors, GOA says this keeps them under ATF regulation, “missing the mark and failing to deliver on GOP promises. “
GOA said the legislation omits language to stop the regulation of 40 million lawfully owned AR-style pistols with stabilizing braces, which had been a top demand from gun groups and manufacturers. “This isn’t a compromise, it’s a betrayal. Lawmakers knew it, and they chose political convenience over principle,” said GOA Senior Vice President Erich Pratt.
The bill GOA members are supporting is the Hearing Protection Act. The bill is aimed at removing suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA) that GOA says Americans no longer have to beg the federal government for permission just to own a piece of safety equipment.
Other legislation they backed would remove short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), and Any Other Weapons (AOWs) from the NFA.
GOA says under the Biden administration, the ATF abused these NFA categories by outlawing up to 40 million pistol-braced firearms, forcing Gun Owners of America to spend tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees to get a court injunction against the ban.
Erich Pratt was empathetic about his displeasure with House GOP leaders. “Congress needs to hear from you, before the 2A traitors betray us,” he said.
“This isn’t even a “compromise.” It’s a complete and total SURRENDER. Backstabbing RINOs need to feel the wrath and fury of fired-up gun owners like YOU,” the GOA posted on their website.
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