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Texas: Use of Lawfully-Owned Suppressors While Hunting Legalized in the Lone
Star State
Thank You to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission and NRA Members!
Today, after hearing your support for this NRA-backed common sense hunting
reform, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously to
legalize suppressor use while hunting. The benefits associated with
suppressor use include increased accuracy due to reduced recoil and muzzle
blast, protection from hearing damage and reduced noise pollution.
Prior to the adoption of this rule, lawfully-possessed suppressors were
permitted for all other shooting activities besides hunting game animals,
including the taking of nuisance species. The adoption of this common sense
proposal by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department helps in other states
where the NRA is involved with similar pro-hunting measures. Legislatures
in Oklahoma and Georgia are currently considering similar measures and
Arizona has recently passed one which would enhance hunting opportunities
because of the many benefits that suppressors provide.
The NRA strongly supported this regulation change to allow for the use of
lawfully-owned suppressors for hunting in Texas. There is an incredible
amount of misinformation on what suppressors do and how they may be acquired
. Suppressors are not "silencers," as depicted in typical Hollywood action
films. While suppressors do not eliminate the sound of a firearm, they do
reduce the muzzle report in a manner similar to the way that a muffler
reduces exhaust noise from a vehicle.
Noise complaints are being used more frequently as an excuse to close
shooting ranges, informal shooting areas, and hunting lands throughout the
country. Increased use of suppressors will help to eliminate many of these
complaints and protect hunting and shooting areas well into the future. |
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