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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1267 

Supporting the Second Amendment’s guarantee that the right of the people 

to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, and opposing the Biden 

administration’s efforts to undermine that guarantee at every opportunity. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 31, 2024 

Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. DONALDS, Mrs. 

HARSHBARGER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. 

CLINE, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. FRY, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. 

CRENSHAW, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. MOOLENAAR, 

Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, and Mr. PENCE) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 

in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the Second Amendment’s guarantee that the 

right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not 

be infringed, and opposing the Biden administration’s 

efforts to undermine that guarantee at every opportunity. 

Whereas the Second Amendment to the Constitution safeguards the right of the people to keep and bear arms, declaring that such right shall not be infringed; 

Whereas James Madison, the father of the Second Amendment, stated, ‘‘Americans have the right and advantage 


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of being armed—unlike citizens of other countries whose 

governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.’’; 

Whereas it has nonetheless been a stated goal of the Biden 

administration to restrict, burden, and undermine the 

ability of ordinary law-abiding citizens to exercise their 

right to keep and bear arms; 

Whereas President Biden has repeatedly evinced disdain for 

ordinary civilian gun owners and mocked the historical 

understanding of the Second Amendment as an important protection against crime, tyranny, and oppression; 

Whereas President Biden has signed multiple Executive orders directing Federal agencies to act far outside the 

scope of their constitutional and statutory authority to 

dramatically expand restrictions on the lawful purchase 

and possession of firearms by ordinary civilians; 

Whereas the Biden administration has repeatedly encouraged 

Federal, State, and local lawmakers to pass gun control 

measures that self-evidently violate the spirit and letter 

of the Second Amendment, remove legal protections for 

peaceable gun owners, target the lawful gun industry, 

and endanger public safety by hindering the practical 

abilities of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and 

others from violent threats; 

Whereas there have been an increased number of rules issued 

by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in recent years aimed at restricting Americans’ 

right to keep and bear arms; and 

Whereas the Bureau of Industry and Security has restricted 

the fundamental Second Amendment right enumerated in 

the Bill of Rights by implementing policies that limit 

commercial firearm exports without providing adequate 


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reasoning to why such a prohibition is necessary: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) reaffirms the support for the Second 

3 Amendment and the constitutional guarantee that 

4 the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall 

5 not be infringed; 

6 (2) disapproves of President Biden’s gun con7 trol agenda and hostility towards the lawful gun in8 dustry; 

9 (3) opposes the Biden administration’s contin10 uous abuse of executive branch authority to restrict 

11 citizen’s fundamental Second Amendment right; 

12 (4) disapproves of recent administrative rule 

13 and policy changes by the Bureau of Alcohol, To14 bacco, Firearms, and Explosives to restrict citizen’s 

15 Second Amendment right; and 

16 (5) disapproves of the Bureau of Industry and 

17 Security policies to limit lawful firearm exports and 

18 bad-faith attacks on civilian gun ownership. 

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