Mike Crapo Introduces Hearing Protection Act in U.S. Senate

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced the Hearing Protection Act Thursday, seeking to remove suppressors from the purview of the National Firearms Act.

On January 16, 2025, Breitbart News reported that Hearing Protection Act legislation was introduced in the House by Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA).

The push to secure this Act comes years after Republicans were on the cusp of securing it in 2017, until House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) folded under pressure from leftists and shelved the legislation.

Sen. Crapo sees now as the time to get it done:

Federal red tape continues to follow the false Hollywood narrative that suppressors are silent, and ignores the reality that they serve a genuine purpose in protecting the hearing of law-abiding American citizens exercising their Second Amendment rights. It is past time Congress removes the burdensome barriers to accessing this equipment for the safety of Idaho’s hunters and sportsmen.

AWR Hawkins demonstrates shooting with a suppressor (screenshot AWR Hawkins/Breitbart News)

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is a co-sponsor of the Hearing Protection Act. “Silencers and suppressors are non-lethal firearm accessories used by law abiding gun owners across America,” Lee said, “and excessive federal regulation is a backdoor attack on the Second Amendment. This bill will allow more Americans to protect their hearing and make it easier to exercise their Constitutional rights to keep and bear arms.”

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, a Pulsar Night Vision pro-staffer, 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: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..