This is why many of us didn’t celebrate the “zero tax” on suppressors as a win. The NFA framework stayed fully intact, Congress is already floating bills to reimpose the tax for unrelated spending, and states like Virginia are moving to slap on even higher suppressor taxes. A tax cut without deregulation is temporary — and easily reversed.
While this bill and Medicare Investment and Gun Violence Prevention Act bill introduced by the Dems have not been moved forward, they are not dead and can be reintroduced if the majority in Congress flips.
Sponsored by a female Democrat named Karen, Virginia House Bill 207 would impose an excise tax on dealers for the sale of each suppressor in the amount of $500. The bill is Exhibit A in the left’s ongoing assault on the Second Amendment and attempt to disarm Americans.
Introduced on January 7 by Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democrat), the bill currently sits pending a referral. Ms. Keys-Gamarra has been serving the 7th District since January 2024, according to her bio. She also holds a juris doctor from Washington University School of Law.
The bill comes after news that on January 1, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) processed approximately 150,000 e-Forms, compared to a typical daily volume of around 2,500, according to a National Shooting Sports Foundation industry alert. And in just eight days, that number has risen to 200,000 according to a post by the National Association for Gun Rights.
The massive influx of applications is due to the January 1 effective date of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” signed into law in July of 2025, which reduced the NFA excise tax from $200 to zero.
By News2A Team
