Late Friday night, Republicans introduced new watered-down text to the reconciliation bill, trying to satisfy the Senate parliamentarian’s view on the Byrd rule. The new text will keep short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, any other weapons, and suppressors under the National Firearms Act of 1934 but would reduce the tax stamp fee to $0.
Author: Buckeye Firearms Association
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