Second Amendment
When I was sworn into Congress, I pledged to support and defend the Constitution of the United States—including the Second Amendment. The Founders understood that the right to keep and bear arms is necessary to the security of a free state, so they drafted the Bill of Rights to ensure that the government did not mess with our sacred liberties.
Despite the clarity of the Second Amendment, leftists continue to try and trample on our enumerated rights. The Second Amendment is not open for debate, and I oppose the continuous, sustained, and unceasing attacks on our Constitution. When the government limits an individual's ability to lawfully purchase or carry firearms, it effectively disarms law-abiding citizens while allowing criminals to act unchecked.
As the co-chair of the Second Amendment Caucus, I directly fight to keep our freedoms intact. I successfully led efforts opposing gun control activist and lobbyist David Chipman’s confirmation as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Additionally, I co-sponsored the No REGISTRY Rights Act to delete over one billion ATF records of firearms transactions and ensure that the ATF follows the law and ceases creating a federal firearms registry. Like many law-abiding gun owners, I don’t trust the Biden regime or the federal government with this information. This bill ensures these records are deleted, restores privacy, and defends the Second Amendment.
I am a tireless advocate for the Second Amendment. I wrote an op-ed in the Washington Examiner defending the right to keep and bear arms from the leftist measures in the so-called “Bi-Partisan Background Checks Act” and the “Enhanced Background Check Act". I also spoke against both these bills on the House Floor and called out Members of Congress who have taxpayer-funded 24/7 armed security but want to deny Americans the right to defend themselves.
When RINOs caved and passed a terrible gun control bill, I introduced the Shall Not Be Infringed Act to repeal this terrible legislation and protect the Second Amendment.
I filed an amicus brief defending the Second Amendment before the Supreme Court in the case of New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen. For the last century, New York’s mandates have banned Americans from carrying a firearm outside of their home unless a public safety bureaucrat determines they have “proper cause.” I searched the Second Amendment, but I couldn’t find the phrase “proper cause,” all I saw was “shall not be infringed.” The Supreme Court agreed with our argument and struck down unconstitutional "may-issue" regimes nationwide. This was the biggest legal win for the Second Amendment in decades!
When Democrats added red flag laws to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) targeting our men and women in uniform, I voted against red flag laws. I worked to amend the NDAA and add Second Amendment protections. Because of my work, the final version of the NDAA did not include red flag laws, and our men and women in uniform will still have the same Second Amendment rights as everyone else. Our men and women in uniform defend the Constitution, and I will always defend their constitutional rights. Additionally, I cosponsored the Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act to prohibit the VA from transferring veterans’ information to NICS solely because they have received a disability rating for a mental illness. Americans who fought for freedom deserve to be free!
I also joined over 100 Members in protecting the Second Amendment and urging Biden not to rejoin the unconstitutional United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. I introduced amendments to government funding bills to defund red flag laws, gun control programs targeting law-abiding citizens, and gun buyback programs. I cosponsored the SAFER Voter Act to lower the legal gun-purchasing age to 18—the age people can be drafted and serve in the military. Additionally, I cosponsored the Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act to prohibit imposing gun control measures under the guise of a national emergency.
I strongly defended the Second Amendment of our Constitution and opposed an unconstitutional stunt from House Democrats to ban Members of Congress from carrying firearms for their personal protection in House Committee hearing and conference rooms.
I will always guard the sacred text of our Constitution, and I oppose gun grabs, mandatory gun buy backs, the creation of a national firearm registry, the criminalization of common transfers of firearms between family members and neighbors, and any other policies the radical left pursues to attack the Second Amendment. I vote against gun control bills that threaten our Second Amendment rights, and I will remain a strong defender of the Constitution. I am keeping my promise to defend the Second Amendment and upholding my oath to protect and defend the Constitution.
As a result of my work on the Second Amendment, I earned an "A" rating with both Gun Owners of America and the National Rifle Association.
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As this new year begins, I want to wish you and your family much prosperity for 2022. I also want to thank the people of Colorado’s Third District for the opportunity to serve you this past year in Congress. It is a privilege to represent you and fight each and every day on your behalf.
This week, Reps. Lauren Boebert, Dan Bishop, and Bob Good were elected by members of the House Freedom Caucus to serve on the board guiding the caucus as it advocates for freedom and conservative values.
