Cornyn, Lee Introduce SHUSH Act to Simplify Suppressor Rules

This approval process can take 9-12 months, making the purchase of a suppressor prohibitively complex and costly for many consumers.

The SHUSH Act aims to:

• Eliminate federal regulation of suppressors as firearms under the National Firearms Act (NFA) and the Gun Control Act (GCA) ;
• Remove existing taxes, fees, and registration requirements associated with suppressors;
• Allow current or retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms with suppressors;
• Preempt state regulations on the manufacture, transfer, transport, or possession of suppressors;
• Strike provisions requiring mandatory minimum sentences for suppressor possession in certain cases;
• Exempt suppressors from regulation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission;
• And provide a provision for a refund of the $200 transfer tax for anyone who purchased a suppressor within two years prior to the enactment of the bill.

If passed, the SHUSH Act will work alongside the Hearing Protection Act to further deregulate suppressors and remove them from the Gun Control Act of 1968.