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.

Bill: 118-hres-1267
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2024-05-31
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2024-05-31
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-05-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution reaffirms support for the Second Amendment and the constitutional guarantee that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. It also disapproves of President Biden’s gun control agenda<strong>.</strong></p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1267 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 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 reasoning to why such a prohibition is necessary: Now, therefore, be it

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 control agenda and hostility towards the lawful gun industry; (3) opposes the Biden administration’s continuous 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, Tobacco, 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.