,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjai,mr4 ,king of ,iowa introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on the    
,judiciary1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide that silencers be
 treated the same as firearms           
accessories4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,silencers     
,help ,us ,save ,hearing ,act or the    
,,shush ,act4  #b4 ,equal treatment of  
silencers and firearms  7a7 ,in general 
,section #ehde7;a7 of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking 7#g7 any silencer and all that 
follows through 2 and 7#h7 and inserting
 2 and 7#g74  7b7 ,effective date  7#a7 
,in general ,except as otherwise        

provided in this subsection1 the        
amendment made by this section shall    
take effect on the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4  7#b7 ,transfers ,in the 
case of the tax imposed by section #ehaa
 of such ,code1 the amendment made by   
this section shall apply with respect to
 transfers after ,october #bb1 #bjae4   
#c4 ,treatment of certain silencers     
,section #ehda of the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7f7 ,firearm    
silencers ,a person acquiring or        
possessing a firearm silencer in        
accordance with ,chapter #dd of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be    
treated as meeting any registration and 
licensing requirements of the ,national 
,firearms ,act 7as in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this
 subsection7 with respect to such       
silencer4  4  #d4 ,preemption of certain
 ,state laws in relation to firearm     
silencers ,section #ibg of title #ah1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    

adding at the end the following3        
,notwithstanding the preceding sentence1
 a law of a ,state or a political       
subdivision of a ,state that1 as a      
condition of lawfully making1           
transferring1 using1 possessing1 or     
transporting a firearm silencer in or   
affecting interstate or foreign         
commerce1 imposes a tax on any such     
conduct1 or a marking1 recordkeeping or 
registration requirement with respect to
 the firearm silencer1 shall have no    
force or effect44  #e4 ,silencers and   
mufflers not to be ,federally regulated 
7a7 ,definitions ,section #iba7;a7 of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by    
striking 7,c7 any firearm muffler or    
firearm silencer2 or 7,d7 and inserting 
or 7,c72 and  7#b7 by striking paragraph
 7#bd74  7b7 ,penalties ,section #ibd of
 such title is amended--  7#a7 in       
subsection 7c77#a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph  
7#a77;,b77ii7 by striking 1 or is       
equipped with a firearm silencer or     

firearm muffler2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 
7#a77;,c71 by striking or is equipped   
with a firearm silencer or firearm      
muffler12 and  7#b7 in subsection 7o71  
by striking or is equipped with a       
firearm silencer or muffler14  7c7      
,carrying of concealed firearms by      
qualified law enforcement officers      
,section #ibf;,b7e77#c7 of such title is
 amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by
 adding and at the end2  7#b7 by        
striking subparagraph 7,b72 and  7#c7 by
 redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as     
subparagraph 7,b74  7d7 ,carrying of    
concealed firearms by qualified retired 
law enforcement officers ,section       
#ibf;,c7e77#a77;,c7 of such title is    
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i71 by adding 
and at the end2 and  7#b7 by striking   
clause 7ii74