Second Amendment

I come from a family of avid sportsmen and hunters and, as a gun-owner myself, I understand the importance of protecting our Second Amendment rights. Years ago, when our family-owned pharmacy was robbed at gun point we were able to protect our family of employees by exercising our Second Amendment rights. I believe all Americans should have the right to defend themselves. 

Unfortunately, the harsh reality is that President Biden is making good on his campaign promise to restrict our constitutionally protected Second Amendment rights. That said, I am working hard to defend them, and you, from his executive overreach.

I have co-sponsored the following pro-Second Amendment legislation:

• H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. This bipartisan legislation would provide universal conceal carry in participating states.
• H.R. 95, the Hearing Protection Act. Amends the IRS Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms to fix the over-regulation of suppressors. It eliminates nonsensical burdens to acquiring a suppressor and ensures the purchase is not subject unnecessary processes beyond those normally required for purchasing a firearm.
• H.R. 993, the 2A Preservation Act. Prohibits the use of appropriation funding to enforce any ATF measure, law, regulation, or guidance.
• H.R. Res. 388, this resolution, introduced by fellow Tennessean Rep. Scott DesJarlais, expresses the sentiment of Congress that President Biden's gun policies are unconstitutional and should never be approved.
• H.R. 3823, the Protecting Individual Sovereignty Through Our Laws (PISTOL) Act, prevents the DOJ from classifying firearms with stabilizing braces as “short-barreled rifles,” subjecting them to regulations and taxes. I also joined my colleagues in demanding the DOJ and the ATF withdraw proposed guidance on stabilizing braces.
• H.R. 1534, the Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act. Prohibits the President from administratively imposing gun control and prevents any government official from prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or transfer of a firearm or ammunition during a disaster or emergency. 
• H.R. 3820, the Firearm Due Process Protection Act. Enforces the existing requirement that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System make a final disposition of requests to correct its records within 60 days, ensuring timely due process.
• H.R. 6247, the PROTECT Act. Preserves the rights of tenants of federally assisted rental housing properties by protecting their right to lawfully own a firearm within their home. Further, it would prevent landlords or property managers from prohibiting or discriminating against a tenants’ legal gun ownership.
• H.R. 6945, the No Registry Rights Act. Removes the requirement for Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) that go out of business to deliver their firearm transaction records to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Additionally, it requires the ATF to destroy their firearm transaction records from out-of-business FFLs.
• H.R. 6817, the No Backdoor Gun Control Act. Removes the “Any Other Weapons” provision from the National Firearms Act (NFA).
• H.R. 1758, the Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act. Removes short-barreled rifles from the NFA’s definition of firearms and eliminates the prohibition of the transportation of such rifles in interstate commerce.