Republican Arizona congressman backs bills on silencers

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U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Arizona, is urging Democrats and other lawmakers to join him in supporting bills that involve gun suppressors.

One such bill is the Protecting Americans’ Right to Silence Act. Hamadeh said the legislation makes commonsense changes to the definition of “silencer” and ensures that parts like end caps, adaptors and wipes are not misclassified as silencers.

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