Marksman's Digest

Senate Panel Weighs Suppressor Reclassification

A rare bipartisan hearing revisits hearing-safety rules unchanged since 1934.

A rare bipartisan hearing this week revisited hearing-safety rules that have gone essentially untouched since 1934 — rules written before the science of hearing loss was understood.

Eleanor Vance

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Eleanor Vance

Chief Correspondent at Marksman's Digest and a High Master in NRA long-range competition, Eleanor has covered the shooting sports for eighteen years. She has reported from ranges across the country and edits the Digest's annual optics review.

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