Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) pushed an amendment to a defense spending bill this week that would increase the National Firearms Act tax on suppressors to $4,709.
The NFA tax is currently at $200 but is set to fall to zero because of language in the recently One Big Beautiful Bill.
The Truth About Guns reported that Murphy is pushing in the opposite direction, seeking to “raise the NFA tax stamp on suppressors and short-barrel rifles from $200 to $4,709.”
Murphy also wants to increase the tax on “Any Other Weapons” (AOWs) from five dollars to $55.
Guns.com noted the Brady Campaign was quick to praise Murphy’s push for a tax increase: “Thank you, Chris Murphy, for introducing this critical amendment to strike the provision in the big UGLY bill that removed taxes on deadly silencers & other uniquely lethal weapons, and instead adjust taxes to reflect inflation today.”
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio, a member of Gun Owners of America, and the director of global marketing for Lone Star Hunts. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and has a Ph.D. in Military History. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at [email protected].
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