GOP Budget Bill Would Repeal Tax on Firearm Suppressors

WASHINGTON—A major fiscal policy bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22 would rescind the tax imposed on suppressors—colloquially called “silencers"—for firearms.

Suppressors are thick cylinders attached to the muzzle of firearms in order to reduce the sound produced when fired. They are popular with hunters, who seek to remain undetected by animals when shooting game, and others seeking to reduce the recoil of a shot.