I tried contacting the congressmen up here in Maine to find out if they support the HPA and to encourage them to do so. Only one I've received a reply back from was Bruce Poliquin and he pretty much said no.

Contact your reps and tell them to get on board, it'd be great if it were to pass.

I sent out one of the NRA generic emails to the local overlords. Heard nothing back from any of them.

Yup me too.

It's amazing that you can't even get a response from these people. We had some real turds in office in Arizona but they'd at least respond to people.

I got this email from Angus King's office a few days ago. To say that I was surprised was an understatement.



Dear mattjedi,

I recognize that many gun owners utilize suppressors as a means to protect their hearing and improve accuracy through reduced recoil when hunting or recreational shooting, and I appreciate knowing of your interest in regulating suppressors under the same process as commercial firearms, as the Hearing Protection Act, S. 59, would do.

I understand the reason for including suppressors under the National Firearms Act (NFA) when it was passed in 1934, however, these regulations have not kept pace with the modern uses of suppressors and have not been changed since they were introduced. As you are likely aware, along with regulations and the understaffing of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), wait times on obtaining a suppressor can be up to or even exceed nine months. I believe a better solution would be to treat suppressors the same as commercially available firearms, as S. 59 would do, and should the bill come before the full Senate, I am inclined to support it in its current form. Thank you for your message, I appreciate knowing how strongly you feel about this issue; please be in touch if I may be of service in the future.

Best Regards,

ANGUS S. KING, JR.
United States Senator

I also got that letter from Senator King - he takes a reasonable position on this and has a good understanding of the issue.

Unfortunately, as of last year, he is still not on board for National Concealed Carry Reciprocity.

Hopefully that will change with the national growth of permit holders to 15+ million (and significant cross state border travel).

I received the same thing from King.

HOWEVER, several months before, I had received a response from him that said he had concerns about it, etc, etc. I don't trust that guy not to flip flop like he's done on several other issues.

How interesting that an independent senator who caucuses with the Dems says he supports the HPA and the GOP rep flat out doesn't..