In a closely contested 215-214 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a federal budget package that includes a significant Second Amendment-related provision: the removal of suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA).
This legislative development marks what some gun rights advocates are calling the most substantial pro-Second Amendment advancement in recent years.
The budget bill’s inclusion of suppressor deregulation is viewed by supporters as a key step toward passing the Hearing Protection Act, a long-advocated piece of legislation that would treat suppressors like standard firearms rather than heavily regulated accessories.