Gun rights groups are putting their might behind Republican legislation that would ease restrictions for firearm owners looking to buy silencers.Roundly panned by gun control advocates, the Hearing Protection Act introduced this week by Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.) aims to provide hunters with easier …

People arrive on a school bus at Newtown High School for a memorial vigil after the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the gun industry’s Newtown, Connecticut-based national trade association and lobbying organization, has received a $2.4m federal grant to pro …