IV 
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 oppor-
tunity. 
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 subse-
quently 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 safe-
guards the right of the people to keep and bear arms, de-
claring that such right shall not be infringed; 
Whereas James Madison, the father of the Second Amend-
ment, 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 impor-
tant protection against crime, tyranny, and oppression; 
Whereas President Biden has signed multiple Executive or-
ders 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 Explo-
sives 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms the support for the Second 
Amendment and the constitutional guarantee that 
the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall 
not be infringed; 
(2) disapproves of President Biden’s gun con-
trol agenda and hostility towards the lawful gun in-
dustry; 
(3) opposes the Biden administration’s contin-
uous abuse of executive branch authority to restrict 
citizen’s fundamental Second Amendment right; 
(4) disapproves of recent administrative rule 
and policy changes by the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms, and Explosives to restrict citizen’s 
Second Amendment right; and 
(5) disapproves of the Bureau of Industry and 
Security policies to limit lawful firearm exports and 
bad-faith attacks on civilian gun ownership. 
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