,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ac1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,sheehy 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,lee1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1    
,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,justice1
 and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
definitions of firearm silencer and     
firearm muffler in section #iba of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,protecting    
,americans' ,right ,to ,silence ,act of 
#bjbe or the ,,parts ,act of #bjbe4  #b4
 ,firearm silencers and firearm mufflers
 ,section #iba7;a77#be7 of title #ah1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7#be7 ,the terms      
firearm silencer and firearm muffler    
mean-- 7,a7 any device designed or      
redesigned1 made or remade1 and         
intended-- 7i7 to silence1 muffle1 or   

diminish the auditory report of a       
portable firearm2 and  7ii7 to be       
attached to a portable firearm1 directly
 or through a mount1 adaptor1 or other  
device that is not a firearm silencer or
 firearm muffler2 or  7,b7 the outer    
tube or other single part of any device 
that-- 7i7 provides the primary housing 
or is the primary structure for internal
 sound-reduction components designed or 
redesigned1 made or remade1 and intended
 to silence1 muffle1 or diminish the    
auditory report of a portable firearm2  
and  7ii7 attaches to a portable        
firearm1 directly or through a mount1   
adaptor1 or other device that is not a  
firearm silencer or firearm muffler4  4