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We got ‘til 1am on the HPA/SHORT Act🚨

I seem to remember seeing that Texas removed their 'illegal unless registered with under NFA' state law a while back. It sounds like we will need that here in GA if this all goes through.

Also, I would think that existing suppressors would be grandfathered in. After all, you have the tax stamp to prove it was properly registered. I could see it delaying, or even preventing new sales though.

Anyone seeing the GA legislature calling a special session to address this?
 
Is the SHORT Act the one where those who paid for tax stamps get refunded the cost if the bill passes? Someone at my LGS mentioned one of those bills contained that clause some time ago.

Either way, this is AMAZING. SBRs and SBSs will fly off the shelves when this passes (for stores that actually carry them).
For the Boomers, the few on the ODT, will remember back in the day, that the US Govt. had to refund our CB license fees they made us pay to get a "license" to talk on our CB radidios. Ahh. Maybe it can happen with the NFA fees. :thumb:
 
I seem to remember seeing that Texas removed their 'illegal unless registered with under NFA' state law a while back. It sounds like we will need that here in GA if this all goes through.

Also, I would think that existing suppressors would be grandfathered in. After all, you have the tax stamp to prove it was properly registered. I could see it delaying, or even preventing new sales though.

Anyone seeing the GA legislature calling a special session to address this?
It's not necessary for states like GA to do anything.
from page 262-263 said:
> "Treatment of Certain Devices Determined by Reference to National Firearms Act"
Section 5841 is amended by adding:

"(f) Requirements for short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and other weapons...

> In the case of any registration or licensing requirement under State or local law with respect to [NFA items]...
any person who acquires or possesses such [items] in accordance with Chapter 44 of Title 18 (aka the Gun Control Act)
shall be treated as meeting any such registration or licensing requirement..."

The bill addresses it. Some states outright ban Silencers, SBR's and SBS. This won't help them any. But states like GA that only require federal compliance won't need to change anything because federal compliance is satisfied with bill.
 
So whats the timeline here? What are the odds of all this actually being passed? I feel like they'll remove it at the end before it goes in to be passed.

This should have been included in the original bill, I believe now it has to go back to the beginning and pass before it can be included with the entire bill.

“In the U.S. legislative process, if the Senate makes an amendment to a bill that originated in the House of Representatives (the case for the reconciliation bill mentioned in the search results), then the bill must go back to the House for them to approve the Senate's changes.”
 
So whats the timeline here? What are the odds of all this actually being passed? I feel like they'll remove it at the end before it goes in to be passed.

The Senate has to vote on it and then will send it over to the House. It will be about:

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The odds? 100% it will be passed with the HPA and SHORT acts if we keep the pressure on our officials.
 
Having a single Senate committee approve the silencer reform part of this bill is good,

but it still has to pass the full Senate.

I think that's doubtful, because many Republican senators are only moderately pro gun, and they still think of silencers the same way we think of bazookas and belt fed machine guns : unsuitable for ordinary people.

I'd contact my two Georgia senators if I thought it would do any good but considering those people are Raphael Warnock and John Osoff, I might as well just talk to a cement block wall.
 
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