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House Democrats are pushing back against GOP attempts to loosen the nations gun laws.

Republican proposals to allow law-abiding gun owners to carry their firearms out of state and allow hunters to use sound suppressors are terribly alarming, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) said Tuesday at a press conference.

Democrats are rallying to defeat these efforts on Capitol Hill. The legislation is almost certain to pass in the House, but they might stand a chance in the Senate, where Democrats can block a vote on the bills.

Now you have a pro-NRA president in Donald TrumpDonald TrumpPavlich: GOP gets green light on cuts Moulitsas: Owning Trumps failures Overnight Healthcare: GOP looks for ObamaCare path as right lashes out MORE, and sales are way down, profits are way down, Beyer added. They need a way to build back their profits. How do you do it? You create a brand new revenue stream to sell silencers, you make sure you can carry a concealed weapon everywhere. This is all about building up gun profitability.

This comes one day after Sen. John CornynJohn CornynOvernight Cybersecurity: Trump's intel pick faces Senate | House panel to mark up cyber standards bill DNI confirmation offers preview of surveillance debate Schumer: Trump speech 'less important' that past presidents' addresses MORE (R-Texas) introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which allows people who are legally permitted to own a gun in one state to carry that firearm in another state.

Proponents say it will allow law-abiding gun owners to travel across state lines with their firearms without being arrested. But critics point out that gun owners from states with weaker laws could pose a risk to people in other states.

Thompson called the bill an effort to dumb down the process for getting a concealed carry permit.

Republicans are also backing the Hearing Protection Act, which would allow gun owners to use sound suppressors to reduce the noise of their firearms. Proponents say it will protect the hearing of hunters, but critics argue these devices are paramount to silencers and could be exploited by criminals.

Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) called it a gift to the gun lobby.

This is not an attack on the Second Amendment of the United States, said Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.). Thats bull.

Thompson, the chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, also raised concerns about the Republican effort to roll back an Obama-era regulation that blocked certain disability recipients who are mentally ill from owning guns.

It was very said to learn that the first thing the new Republican majority did when they got here was make it easier for people who are mentally ill to have firearms, Thompson said.

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House Dems warn of 'terribly alarming' Republican gun bills - The Hill