A spokesman for the Gun Owners of America explains why Congress would make a huge impact completing the repeal in time for the national holiday.
It seems like Congress is fully on board with supporting Section 70436 of H.R. 1—the “One Big Beautiful Bill”—which would repeal the unconstitutional excise taxes on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and any other weapons under the National Firearms Act of 1932 (NFA).
But the question now is when the legislation will finally pass. And with that, the Gun Owners of America have a great idea – Independence Day, July 4, 2025.
“GOA is demanding that lawmakers preserve Section 70436 and adhere to their Independence Day deadline to pass this legislation and deliver a historic win for the Second Amendment,” the group said in a statement.
To add to that, Sam Paredes, Gun Owners of America Board Member, said, “July 4th is the perfect day to strike down the tyranny of the NFA’s unconstitutional tax scheme. This represents a long-overdue restoration of rights that never should have been taken away in the first place. Congress must not cave or delay. Gun owners expect action—and GOA will hold accountable any lawmaker who tries to gut this historic provision.”
A spokesman for the group – either Mark Jones or Stephen Willeford – joins us now to discuss this push even further.
Q&A:
- You believe that July 4th would be the absolute perfect day to pass the legislation on this NFA tax. How much of an effect do you believe it would have on private gun owners in the U.S. as a whole?
- Do you believe such a decision on that date could anger those that have been for the NFA’s taxation of guns? Namely certain Democrats who don’t seem too fond of people having gun rights, perhaps?
- Do you believe it’ll actually be passed in this timeframe? Or is there anything that could stand in the way?
- After this, are there any other gun legislations or rules that should be looked into, especially following previous President Joe Biden’s attempts to get certain things banned?
- Gun Owners of America is hosting an event this year called GOALS 2025. Tell us more about it.
- FOR STEPHEN: You recently wrote a book called A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy, revolving around your 2017 “hero with a gun” situation. Tell us more about how this came together, and why it’s such an important read right now.
- FOR STEPHEN: Where can people find your book?
- FOR MARK: Tell us more about the Hunter Outreach program.
- Where can we learn more about you, as well as Gun Owners of America?
- You can learn more at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com. You can also read more about the Gun Owners of America at https://www.gunowners.org/.
About Mark Jones…
Mark Jones is National Director for the Gun Owners of America, and also directs the National Hunter Outreach Program across the United States. He also manages legislative responsibilities in Wyoming and is a Certified Wildlife Biologist.
Mark built GOA’s National Hunter Outreach Program almost four years ago after retiring from his first career as a Big Game and Small Game Biologist. Mark has nearly three decades of experience performing wildlife research, publishing peer-reviewed scientific papers, managing wildlife resources, working with hunters and recreational shooters, and engaging in legislative issues with governmental policy.
Mark has been very active in helping GOA take on a National role in protecting the American Hunting Traditions. He is also well known in the Legislature and political circles where he has worked to pass a variety of pro-Second Amendment and pro-hunting Legislation in recent years.
About Stephen Willeford…
Stephen represents Gun Owners of America and is known around the country as the “good guy with the gun” for helping stop the largest Texas mass shooting in the history of the state in 2017. He is available to speak about all gun rights issues, as well as the importance of Gun Owners of America. He is the author of the book A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy. You can read more about him at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com.
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