HB2501 repeals criminal prohibitions on firearm suppressors (silencers) and shotguns with barrels shorter than 18 inches. The law also protects federally licensed firearms dealers from civil liability when temporarily storing firearms under voluntary agreements, and returning them to their owners. It prohibits local governments from imposing additional regulations on these agreements, and establishes enhanced criminal penalties for certain felonies committed using suppressors or short-barreled shotguns.
The Kansas State Senate passed HB2501 on March 26, 2026 by a vote of 35 to 4. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that the God-given right of the American people "to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Although the federal government has recently eased unconstitutional restrictions on suppressors, state governments must eliminate their own gun controls. Kansas should also nullify all unconstitutional federal rules, laws, and court rulings, and the people of Kansas should politely and professionally encourage their legislators to do so. By repealing state prohibitions, protecting firearms dealers from certain civil liabilities, and preventing local governments from imposing additional regulations, HB2501 helps protect gun rights and resist unconstitutional infringements.
