FROM NRA-ILA ALERTS
Thank You to the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Commission and NRA Members!
Today,
after hearing your support for this NRA-backed common sense hunting reform, the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously to legalize suppressor
use while hunting. The benefits associated with suppressor use include
increased accuracy due to reduced recoil and muzzle blast, protection from
hearing damage and reduced noise pollution.
Prior
to the adoption of this rule, lawfully-possessed suppressors were permitted for
all other shooting activities besides hunting game animals, including the
taking of nuisance species. The adoption of this common sense proposal by
the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department helps in other states where the NRA is
involved with similar pro-hunting measures. Legislatures in
Oklahoma and Georgia are currently considering similar measures and Arizona has
recently passed one which would enhance hunting opportunities because of the
many benefits that suppressors provide.
The
NRA strongly supported this regulation change to allow for the use of
lawfully-owned suppressors for hunting in Texas. There is an incredible
amount of misinformation on what suppressors do and how they may be
acquired. Suppressors are not "silencers," as depicted in
typical Hollywood action films. While suppressors do not eliminate
the sound of a firearm, they do reduce the muzzle report in a manner similar
to the way that a muffler reduces exhaust noise from a vehicle.
Noise
complaints are being used more frequently as an excuse to close shooting
ranges, informal shooting areas, and hunting lands throughout the country.
Increased use of suppressors will help to eliminate many of these
complaints and protect hunting and shooting areas well into the future.
For
more information on firearm suppressors, please click here.
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