,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd1       
#bjai,mr4 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 
,cruz1 and ,mr4 ,paul7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,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
 and 7#g74  7b7 ,effective date  7#a7   
,in general ,the amendment made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of
 enactment of this ,act4  7#b7          
,transfers ,in the case of the tax      
imposed by section #ehaa of the         

,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 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 recordkeeping1 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
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7c77#a7-- 
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii7 by        
striking #8#81 or is equipped with a    
firearm silencer or firearm muffler''2  
and  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by      
striking #8#8or is equipped with a      
firearm silencer or firearm muffler1''2 
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     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 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 title #ah1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in clause 7i7 by adding and at the 
end2  7#b7 by striking clause 7ii72 and 
7#c7 by redesignating clause 7iii7 as   
clause 7ii74