President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cut proposal, which he aims to sign by July 4, includes measures to ease federal regulations on gun silencers and specific types of rifles and shotguns — a long-standing goal of the firearms industry. Republican leaders in both the House and Senate are working to gather enough support to pass the legislation.
The House version of the bill, influenced by Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde — a Republican and gun store owner who initially opposed the broader package — would remove silencers (also known as suppressors) from a 1930s law that tightly regulates particularly dangerous firearms. This change would eliminate a $200 tax and simplify the background check process.
The Senate version not only retains the silencer provision but expands it to include short-barreled rifles and shotguns, often referred to as sawed-off firearms.
