{"id":220650,"date":"2026-08-15T03:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T03:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/daily-briefing-cheers-of-joy-for-the-gun-silencer-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T03:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T03:44:11","slug":"daily-briefing-cheers-of-joy-for-the-gun-silencer-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/daily-briefing-cheers-of-joy-for-the-gun-silencer-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Briefing: Cheers of joy for the gun silencer &#8211; USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Happy Friday!<br \/><em><strong><a href=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nicolefallert\/ data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Nicole Fallert<\/a><\/strong><\/em> here, designing my <a href=\/story\/shopping\/outdoors\/patio-furniture\/2026\/08\/13\/mirador-outdoor-pergolas-patio-furniture\/91284265007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>dream cozy backyard<\/a>.<br \/>A group of gun rights supporters <a href=\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/08\/13\/silencer-gun-law-trump-doj\/91285691007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>gathered just after midnight last night<\/a> to celebrate. Among them was Brandon Herrera, a 30-year-old YouTuber and Texas congressional candidate. He bought an unregistered silencer, eliciting cheers at a shop in Leander, Texas.<br \/>Gun advocates have long decried the added layers of fees and regulation that apply to devices like suppressors, or <a href=\/story\/news\/state\/california\/2026\/08\/13\/doj-allows-a-ruling-to-deregulate-silencers-how-does-this-affect-ca\/91288662007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>silencers that muffle the noise when a gun is fired<\/a>. This week, <a href=\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/08\/13\/silencer-gun-law-trump-doj\/91285691007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>a federal injunction took effect<\/a>, invalidating a narrow portion of the law for the people who sued over it. Leading gun safety groups <a href=\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/08\/13\/silencer-gun-law-trump-doj\/91285691007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>balked at the decision<\/a> by the DOJ to let the law lapse.<br \/><strong><span style=text-decoration:underline>MLB<\/span><\/strong><br \/>MLB brought out 26 Hall of Famers <a href=\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2026\/08\/14\/field-of-dreams-game-winners-losers-phillies-twins-kyle-schwarber\/91298873007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>to appear out of the corn stalks Thursday night<\/a>, when the\u00a0<a href=\/picture-gallery\/sports\/mlb\/2026\/08\/13\/phillies-twins-field-of-dreams-mlb-photos\/91292106007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Philadelphia Phillies\u00a0and\u00a0Minnesota Twins\u00a0played<\/a> at the\u00a0<a href=\/story\/sports\/mlb\/mlb\/2026\/08\/13\/new-field-of-dreams-stadium-dimensions-2026-cost\/91278085007\/ rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=_blank data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>&#8220;Field of Dreams&#8221; stadium<\/a>, the site made famous by the 1989 Kevin Costner film.<br \/><strong><span style=text-decoration:underline>Something to talk about<\/span><\/strong><br \/>A $1 billion ticket was sold this week at a\u00a0<a href=\/story\/money\/lottery\/2026\/08\/13\/powerball-jackpot-winner-illinois\/91280892007\/ rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=_blank data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Hy-Vee gas station in Quincy, Illinois<\/a>. But what about the fabled\u00a0lottery curse?\u00a0Powerball winners,\u00a0common wisdom\u00a0suggests,\u00a0live a shattered life: Some squander their\u00a0fortune or wind up in prison. We wanted to know if the lottery curse was real: <a href=\/story\/money\/personalfinance\/2026\/08\/13\/powerball-winners-lottery-curse-jackpot\/91284619007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>USA TODAY tracked the fortunes of more than 30 lottery winners over time<\/a>.<br \/><small><em>Have feedback on the Daily Briefing?\u00a0Shoot\u00a0Nicole an email at\u00a0NFallert@usatoday.com<\/em><\/small>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMitgFBVV95cUxPUHFhVG5kaDR0VlQteFRRV0JkUEhzUE9PZjJaVE81NGF4clo5VFZlLWRYLTU0Ykw5cUtHSDlReEFRNG9yWlkxd2V6Y1NPZ1ZOVS0tQjlBM3FtTXg0S0lFMk5QLTNOMVNIVnVpTm9OMjFtWGxjQTZSRkNfcGpwdEZWbFloMUdyTE9wOWNoQUhzbVhveDZiQUlkVndIamI1TW00Q1JuaTZZNUxZdkhSTmM5a0hTZ2k2UQ?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Happy Friday!Nicole Fallert here, designing my dream cozy backyard.A group of gun rights supporters gathered just after midnight last night to celebrate. Among them was Brandon Herrera, a 30-year-old YouTuber and Texas congressional candidate. He bought an unregistered silencer, eliciting cheers at a shop in Leander, Texas.Gun advocates have long [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":220651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-220650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-us","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}