A major gun rights organization is calling on Congress to use federal budget procedure to end a federal tax used as a major gun control scheme.
Gun Owners of America (GOA) reports it is “leading a coalition of top firearms manufacturers and industry leaders in urging Congress to repeal the unconstitutional gun taxes imposed under the National Firearms Act of 1934.”
“Gun owners sent a clear message in 2024: restore the Second Amendment. Congress has the tools to repeal these outdated and unconstitutional taxes. There’s no excuse not to act,” said Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America.
“This is a moment for Republicans to lead with boldness. Gun owners don’t want half-measures; they want results, and reconciliation gives Congress the power to deliver,” said Aidan Johnston, GOA’s Director of Federal Affairs.
“In a letter sent to Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, GOA and its No Compromise Alliance partners demanded that lawmakers use budget reconciliation to pass the Hearing Protection Act and the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act—fully and without compromise,” GOA reports.
“The coalition emphasized that reconciliation offers a rare opportunity to repeal the outdated $200 transfer tax on suppressors and short-barreled rifles without triggering the Senate filibuster or violating Byrd Rule restrictions,” GOA reports.
The letter was co-signed by members of the No Compromise Alliance, including:
A3 Industries, COX Arms, Disavowed Group, Freedom Ordnance, Global Defense, Hi-Point Firearms, KCI USA, Gideon Optics, Matador Arms, Mindless Intel, MKS Supply, Next Level Armament, Primary Weapons Systems, Strassell’s Machine Inc., Palmetto State Armory, WOOX, Stern Defense, Delta Team Tactical, EAA Corp, Silencer Shop, Fort Scott Munitions, and Tippman Arms.
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Why shouldn’t Republicans use reconciliation to pass it, Nasty Piglousy did it with obama-(don’t)care! She just “deemed it reconciled” without a vote!