February 10, 2026

NSSF Salutes South Dakota’s Gov. Larry Rhoden for Signing Suppressor Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF^®, the Firearm Industry Trade Association, salutes South Dakota’s Gov. Larry Rhoden for promptly following through on his promise to sign into law Senate Bill 2, which deregulated suppressors, or silencers, in the state after the legislation was unanimously approved by the legislature just two weeks ago. Gov. Rhoden signed the law at Sioux Falls-based Silencer Central, with NSSF Board of Governors member and Silencer Central Founder and CEO Brandon Maddox, along with NSSF’s Moriah Day, Director of Government Relations – State Affairs, in attendance.

“This is what proactive and commonsense leadership looks like. South Dakota is taking the steps to ensure that its citizens can lawfully obtain, possess and use a hearing protection device should we ever get to a point that they are removed from the National Firearms Act (NFA),” said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF’s Senior Vice President & General Counsel. “Suppressors are hearing safety devices that make recreational shooting and hunting a safer and more enjoyable activity. We will continue to press to have these devices removed from the NFA so that they are more accessible to the public.”

“South Dakota is the most Second Amendment-friendly state in America, and this is yet another opportunity for us to pave the way and set an example for the rest of the nation,” said Gov. Rhoden in a press release. “By removing unnecessary state-level restrictions, we are standing up for freedom and protecting the constitutional right of law-abiding citizens.”

Senate Bill 2 removed suppressors from the state’s definition of a “controlled weapon” and eliminated the statutory requirement that possession of these devices requires a federal tax stamp. That tax requirement, which was reduced to a $0 fee under the One Big Beautiful Bill, must still be obtained as required by the NFA. The new law fixes that requirement to ensure citizens can continue to obtain and possess suppressors should Congress pass the NSSF-supported Hearing Protection Act to remove the duplicitous background check, registration and tax stamp requirement for these safety devices.

Gov. Rhoden attended NSSF’s 5^th Annual Governors’ Forum at SHOT Show 2026^® and spoke of Maddox’s Silencer Central as an example of the growing firearm and ammunition industry in his state. In particular, he pointed to Senate Bill 2 as a demonstration of the state’s legislature and his administration’s commitment to supporting Second Amendment rights and the industry that makes those rights possible.

Gov. Rhoden explained the importance of both to NSSF in a recent profile.

“South Dakota is the most Second Amendment-friendly state in the nation,” he explained. “We will keep it that way by cutting red tape and making sure companies know that we are Open for Opportunity.”

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About NSSF
NSSF is the trade association for the firearm industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of thousands of manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers nationwide. For more information, visit nssf.org.

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