[UPDATE2: On Friday, Governor John Kasich signed H. 234 into law.] [UPDATE: After the Senate vote in favor of House Bill 234 as amended, the Ohio House this afternoon voted to concur with the Senate and to pass the amended legislation. H. 234 now heads to the desk of Governor John Kasich, who is […]
Hunting
Ohio General Assembly Passes ‘Shall Sign’ and Suppressed Hunting Bill [UPDATED]
Posted by Dick Clark
· Wednesday,
December
10th,
2014
at 03:30 PM
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Florida ends ban on hearing-safe hunting
Posted by Dick Clark
· Friday,
November
21st,
2014
at 09:51 AM
After a last-minute push by opponents (including at least one newspaper editorial board) to stall the proposal, Florida wildlife commissioners have ended their prohibition of hunting with suppressed firearms in Florida. The rule change is effective immediately. That means that hunters for Florida game currently in season can thread on their suppressors and head out for […]
Florida may end prohibition on hunting with silencers
Posted by Dick Clark
· Thursday,
August
7th,
2014
at 02:00 PM
Florida hunters may soon be able to wear their hearing protection on the end of their hunting rifles. According to the Sun-Sentinel, the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering a change in their regulations to allow hunters to lawfully pursue “deer, turkey, gray squirrels, rabbits, quail and crows” while using firearms equipped with silencers. […]
Tags : bureaucracy, Florida
A bill that would legalize hunting with suppressed firearms has been passed by the Ohio House and is headed to the Senate. The bill’s introducer, State Rep. Cheryl Grossman from Grove City, cites hearing protection and nuisance abatement as reasons for ending the prohibition on the use of silencers while hunting. With a 73–14 vote […]
Silencer hunting bill moves out of committee in Georgia
Posted by Dick Clark
· Thursday,
February
20th,
2014
at 08:56 PM
It has been a good couple of days for silencer advocates. Yesterday, an Iowa bill that would legalize silencers in the Hawkeye state moved out of committee. Today in Georgia, a bill to legalize hunting with silencers in that state has advanced out of the Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee. SB 93 would remove the […]
Ohio lawmakers hit the range to learn about silencers
Posted by Dick Clark
· Tuesday,
February
4th,
2014
at 04:00 PM
As floor debate likely approaches on legislation to legalize silencers for hunters in Ohio, some lawmakers recently went to the Black Wing Shooting Center for a demonstration. About ten legislators made the trip to watch and listen at an event organized by the Buckeye Firearms Association. Some of them even stepped to the firing line to get some hands-on […]
Silencer ownership up in Ohio, across the country
Posted by Dick Clark
· Wednesday,
January
15th,
2014
at 12:00 PM
Silencers are selling like hotcakes, and the media is starting to take notice. In an article published on Tuesday, the Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register informs readers in the Ohio Valley that most states do not prohibit silencers, and that more and more states are removing prohibitions on hunting with silencers. The paper reports that ATF has seen a substantial […]
NY artist arrested for modified rifle
Posted by Dick Clark
· Tuesday,
November
12th,
2013
at 10:00 AM
An artist who has created firearms-related mixed media artwork in the past is in hot water on Long Island. Police arrested Jameson S. Ellis last weekend in Sagaponack after a traffic stop. Officers claim that during the course of the stop, they saw a rifle in Ellis’s vehicle that they identified as having a barrel modified […]
Ohio legislature considers silencer hunting bill
Posted by Dick Clark
· Tuesday,
October
29th,
2013
at 09:00 AM
A hunter named Louis Knebel has apparently met with some success in working to end the prohibition on using silencers while hunting in Ohio. Unsurprisingly, his motive is a very simple one: to prevent hearing loss among his fellow hunters. He has been persuasive enough to convince Rep. Cheryl Grossman, a family friend, to introduce legislation […]
NC newspaper: Hearing impaired hunters safer than silencers
Posted by Dick Clark
· Tuesday,
October
15th,
2013
at 08:00 AM
Being acquainted with hunting, firearms, and silencers before writing an article about them seems like a good idea, right? The editorial board of Raleigh’s News Observer would beg to differ. According to an unsigned editorial from the Sunday edition, when the state legislature lifted the state’s silencer hunting ban this past spring, it put the public […]
Tags : North Carolina, Silencer
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