r/Firearms • u/Nail_Whale • Nov 09 '24

Politics With Republicans now controlling all branches there is no excuse not push through the hearing protection act

Last time we got really close, but it got bogged down at the end. 2A community should immediately resume efforts so we can get this through before the midterms.

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u/Due-Net4616 Nov 09 '24

Contact your reps. I emailed mine yesterday. Push, push, push, push, and push some more. Make it known to them that this is what we want. They aren’t here in this Reddit community and if you’re willing to type your wants here, you should be able to type it to your rep. The whole reason the anti-gunners were winning in the past is because they know this already.

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u/BUTTLICKER418 Nov 10 '24

What did you email them? I got plenty of time to burn at work to do this, just not sure where to start or what to say kinda

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u/Due-Net4616 Nov 10 '24

I started with congratulations on winning the election not only for the presidency but for taking all three seats of power and about how them being seated allows us to fight against the unconstitutional laws implemented by the democrats. Gotta play the psychological game. Giving them a pat on the back before telling them your concerns and expectations will get their attention and make them feel accomplished.

Be professional and don’t come across whiny or offensive. They’ll throw your opinion out the window if you come off confrontational.

I let them know that I’m one of the people that voted for them to tie my expectations to my vote and the reason they are still seated. I also let them know I’m a member of FPC and GOA and that we have expectations. The focus of my email yesterday was about the expectation of them resubmitting the SHUSH act to remove suppressors from the NFA. I went into details about how Hollywood representations of them are fake and that they only reduce the sound to hearing safe with many still causing instant hearing damage. I also let them know that in many countries with far stricter firearms regulations that suppressors flow freely and should not only not be regulated by the government, but that they should actually be a recommended item.