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As President Donald Trump's deadline nears for Congress to pass his big, beautiful bill
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some changes have been made to the massive tax and spending cuts package
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including ones that would loosen regulations on gun suppressors and certain types of rifles and shotguns
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The provision put forth by the House would remove suppressors, also known as silencers, from a 1930s law regulating firearms that are considered the
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most dangerous. That would eliminate a $200 tax while removing a layer of background checks
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The Senate kept that provision in its version of the bill and expanded it to add short-barreled
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or sawed-off shotguns and rifles with barrels shorter than 16 inches. Democrats are fighting
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to stop their provision, which was unveiled just days after two Minnesota state legislators were
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shot in their homes. They argue that loosening regulations on suppressors could make it easier
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for criminals and active shooters to conceal their location when firing their weapons
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The gun language has broad support among Republicans, but hasn't gotten a lot of attention
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as House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune work to settle differences
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within the party on cuts to Medicaid and energy tax credits, among other issues
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President Trump has said he wants a final version of the bill on his desk by July 4th
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