Bump!
The House Ways and Means Committee has released its draft bill language ahead of the markup scheduled for early afternoon today. And what they have produced is totally and completely UNACCEPTABLE.
The proposal does not include the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 404) or the SHORT Act (H.R. 2395). These are two key measures that gunowners have been demanding; two key measures that are aimed at gutting the National Firearms Act (NFA).
While the Hearing Protection Act is aimed at removing suppressors from the NFA, the SHORT Act is geared toward removing short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs) and Any Other Weapons (AOWs) from that same law.
Note that the SHORT Act would prevent a future anti-gun administration from weaponizing the NFA to go after pistol-braced owners the way that Biden did.
Under the rules of the House and Senate, the reconciliation bill that we are trying to amend can NOT be filibustered in the Senate.
Sadly, the current draft does not go far enough. While the bill does propose a reduction in the tax on suppressors, it does FAR TOO LITTLE, as it fails to address the burdensome registration process and LEAVES THE REGISTRATION OF SUPPRESSORS in place.
Additionally, there is no language protecting pistol brace owners—leaving the door open for a future anti-gun administration to further weaponize the NFA against law-abiding gun owners.