Bill to remove Georgia's ban on gun silencers moves forward

Guns

Melissa Feito | WABE

March 9th, 2026

Silencers, or suppressors, are already regulated under federal law. SB 499 would remove language that prohibits them from the Georgia state code. (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane)

A bill to repeal the prohibition on gun silencers in Georgia law passed out of the state Senate on Crossover Day.

That’s after its counterpart narrowly failed to pass in the House hours earlier on Friday.

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