The massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain types of rifles and shotguns. It advances a longtime priority of the gun industry as Republican leaders in the House and Senate try to win enough votes to pass the bill. The House bill would remove silencers from a 1930s law that regulates firearms that are considered the most dangerous, eliminating a $200 tax on the accessories and also removing a layer of background checks.

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San Carlos expanded its definition of firearms prohibited to be discharged within city limits to include air rifles, BB guns and other specifi…

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After an incident when a resident in East Side San Carlos shared frustrations that their shared fence was shot through with a pellet gun, the …