U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Arizona, is urging Democrats and other lawmakers to join him in supporting bills that involve gun suppressors.
One such bill is the Protecting Americans' Right to Silence Act. Hamadeh said the legislation makes commonsense changes to the definition of "silencer" and ensures that parts like end caps, adaptors and wipes are not misclassified as silencers.
“It is pretty basic but essential,” Hamadeh told The Center Square. “It is unfortunate that in a country where our basic rights should not be infringed, over the years bureaucrats have done just that.”
Hamadeh said he’s heard from Arizona’s hunters, recreational shooters and law enforcement officers, all of them “concerned about their health” as well as the “unclear rules and misguided policies surrounding suppressors” that put them at risk.
“These are bills aimed at the health of those people who are legally exercising their Second Amendments rights, nothing more,” said Hamadeh. “No matter what political party you belong to, the health of Americans should be a top priority.”
