{"id":252164,"date":"2026-06-10T11:28:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=252164"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:28:57","slug":"hear-act-suppressor-ban-bonnie-watson-coleman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hear-act-suppressor-ban-bonnie-watson-coleman\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bill Would Ban &#8216;Tools of Murder&#8217; Nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Just when gun owners thought Congress might finally be moving toward treating suppressors like the safety devices they are, a New Jersey lawmaker is heading in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) has <a href=\"https:\/\/watsoncoleman.house.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/rep-watson-coleman-reintroduces-gun-safety-legislation-to-outlaw-gun-silencers\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hear-act-suppressor-ban-bonnie-watson-coleman\" title=\"New Bill Would Ban 'Tools of Murder' Nationwide\">reintroduced<\/a> the Help Empower Americans to Respond (<a href=\"https:\/\/watsoncoleman.house.gov\/download\/help-empower-americans-to-respond-hear-act-bill-text\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hear-act-suppressor-ban-bonnie-watson-coleman\" title=\"New Bill Would Ban 'Tools of Murder' Nationwide\">HEAR<\/a>) Act, legislation that would ban the importation, manufacture, sale, transfer, and possession of firearm suppressors nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If passed, the bill would effectively criminalize ownership of more than two million lawfully registered suppressors currently possessed by Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that&#8217;s where things get interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Say Goodbye to Recoil - Tenet Limited 30 Suppressor Review\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kuGlKUjl55k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-tools-of-murder-or-hearing-protection\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hear-act-suppressor-ban-bonnie-watson-coleman\" title=\"New Bill Would Ban 'Tools of Murder' Nationwide\" data-level=\"3\">&#8220;Tools of Murder&#8221; or Hearing Protection?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-a-growing-market\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hear-act-suppressor-ban-bonnie-watson-coleman\" title=\"New Bill Would Ban 'Tools of Murder' Nationwide\" data-level=\"3\">A Growing Market<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-virginia-beach-still-driving-the-debate\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hear-act-suppressor-ban-bonnie-watson-coleman\" title=\"New Bill Would Ban 'Tools of Murder' Nationwide\" data-level=\"3\">Virginia Beach Still Driving the Debate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-timing-is-no-accident\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hear-act-suppressor-ban-bonnie-watson-coleman\" title=\"New Bill Would Ban 'Tools of Murder' Nationwide\" data-level=\"3\">Timing Is No Accident<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-what-happens-next\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hear-act-suppressor-ban-bonnie-watson-coleman\" title=\"New Bill Would Ban 'Tools of Murder' Nationwide\" data-level=\"3\">What Happens Next?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tools-of-murder-or-hearing-protection\">&#8220;Tools of Murder&#8221; or Hearing Protection?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In announcing the legislation, Watson Coleman argued that suppressors have &#8220;no legal application&#8221; and described them as &#8220;tools of murder.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Silencers are not tools of self-defense, they are tools of murder,&#8221; Watson Coleman said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s a claim likely to raise eyebrows among hunters, sport shooters, competitive shooters, and firearm instructors who use suppressors every day to reduce hearing damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite Hollywood&#8217;s portrayal, suppressors don&#8217;t turn firearms into whisper-quiet assassin tools. They simply reduce the report of a gunshot, much like a muffler reduces noise from a vehicle exhaust system. Even suppressed firearms typically produce noise levels above thresholds capable of causing hearing damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For that reason, suppressors are widely marketed and used as hearing-protection devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-growing-market\">A Growing Market<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The congresswoman&#8217;s office pointed to the dramatic increase in suppressor ownership as justification for the legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the release, there were approximately 285,000 registered suppressors in 2010. That number has now grown to more than two million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would argue that statistic demonstrates growing acceptance and lawful use rather than a public-safety crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, if millions of Americans are legally buying, registering, and using suppressors while violent crime involving suppressors remains relatively rare, it&#8217;s safe to say they are hardly the menace they&#8217;re being portrayed as.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-virginia-beach-still-driving-the-debate\">Virginia Beach Still Driving the Debate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Watson Coleman first introduced the legislation following the 2019 Virginia Beach mass shooting, where the killer used a suppressor-equipped handgun during an attack that left 12 people dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gun-control organizations have repeatedly cited the tragedy as evidence that suppressors pose a public danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/smith-wesson-mp-2-0-10mm-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hear-act-suppressor-ban-bonnie-watson-coleman\" title=\"New Bill Would Ban 'Tools of Murder' Nationwide\">M&amp;P 2.0 10mm Review: Big Power, No Brick Feel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most gun owners would argue that&#8217;s backwards. A product doesn&#8217;t become a &#8220;tool of murder&#8221; or a &#8220;public danger&#8221; simply because a murderer used it. Otherwise, every firearm, optic, magazine, and accessory would be one crime away from being banned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-timing-is-no-accident\">Timing Is No Accident<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The reintroduction comes as suppressors have become one of the hottest issues in the firearms community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congress recently eliminated the long-criticized $200 transfer tax that had been attached to suppressor purchases under federal law for decades. While registration requirements remain in place, gun-rights groups viewed the tax repeal as a significant victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, anti-gun lawmakers appear determined to reverse course entirely.  Rather than debating registration requirements or taxation, the HEAR Act would go straight to prohibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s a remarkable shift considering suppressors have been federally regulated since the National Firearms Act was enacted in 1934.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happens-next\">What Happens Next?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation has attracted several Democratic co-sponsors, including Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Jahana Hayes, Glenn Ivey, Sean Casten, and Ed Case.  That said, this bill probably won&#8217;t gain any meaningful traction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, the bill serves as a reminder that suppressors remain firmly in the crosshairs of gun-control advocates despite their growing popularity among lawful firearm owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For millions of Americans who use suppressors to protect their hearing at the range or in the field, the HEAR Act isn&#8217;t a modest regulatory tweak.  It&#8217;s an outright ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if lawmakers ever needed proof that no gun-rights victory is permanent, this bill may be Exhibit A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hear-act-suppressor-ban-bonnie-watson-coleman\" title=\"New Bill Would Ban 'Tools of Murder' Nationwide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Silencers are not tools of self-defense, they are tools of murder,&#8221; Watson Coleman said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":252167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"manual","footnotes":""},"categories":[4024],"tags":[132,607,222],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-252164","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-buzz","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-suppressors"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Bill Would Ban Suppressors Nationwide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rep. 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