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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Owen Scott

Gun rights groups capitalize after judge reverses decades-old silencer restrictions

Gun rights groups have acted swiftly after a court order reversing decades-old restrictions on silencers and suppressors came into effect.

U.S. District Judge James Hendrix ruled in Lubbock, Texas, last week that the restrictions were unconstitutional. Now, some people are able to purchase short-barreled shotguns and rifles, as well as silencers, without registration, with an extra layer of background checks removed.

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