The House Veterans' Affairs Committee is currently addressing legislative measures concerning veterans' gun rights, including the markup of H.R. 705. Representative Eli Crane has proposed amendments to the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, aiming to restore gun rights to over 260,000 veterans and prevent their disarmament through 'red flag' laws. Despite support from many Republicans and gun rights groups like Gun Owners of America (GOA), these amendments faced opposition, with a minority of Republicans joining Democrats to block them in a 13-9 vote and a 12-10 vote. The final decision on these amendments has been postponed until a markup session in July, as stated by Committee Chairman Representative Mike Bost.
When Americans step up to serve our nation, their spouses and loved ones make sacrifices as well. I’m glad the Senate passed my bill with @SenGaryPeters to allow spouses and children who pass away before their servicemember to be properly buried in a VA cemetery. https://t.co/3T6kEy6KEm
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FINAL UPDATE: While a minority of Republicans voted to DELAY @RepEliCrane’s amendments to restore 260,000+ veterans’ gun rights & prevent veterans from being “red flagged” by bureaucrats, Chairman @RepBost has promised to consider it for markup in July. https://t.co/bUCgAtNADh
UPDATE: 2 Republicans voted with 10 Democrats to BLOCK @RepEliCrane’s amendment to prevent @JoeBiden’s bureaucrats from using gun confiscation laws on veterans. The GOA-backed amendment failed 12-10 with all other Republicans voting correctly. https://t.co/7er9Wz66Kv
260,000 veterans have been doxxed to the FBI in violation of their constitutional rights. My amendment would have deleted their names from this unconstitutional database, rectifying this injustice. The 2A shall not be infringed. https://t.co/aWaVX4wOmB
UPDATE: A minority of Republicans voted with Democrats 13-9 to BLOCK @RepEliCrane's amendment to restore 260,000+ veterans’ gun rights. A majority of Republicans voted for the GOA-backed amendment. https://t.co/JKzJLn5m0B
Our Veterans’ constitutional right to bear arms MUST be protected from anti-gun extremists! https://t.co/Y50oRU9mjF
More than a quarter of a million veterans have been unconstitutionally disarmed by bureaucrats. Over 98% of mental health records in the FBI’s database are these illegally disarmed veterans. Gun owning veterans need @RepEliCrane’s Amendment! https://t.co/rOa1be7ES8
“These lawless suggestions by House Democrats are my constituents’ nightmare. I don’t think we need to delay restoring [the Second Amendment] rights of veterans until the next markup. It has been long enough!” - @RepEliCrane https://t.co/lYirXJUAd5
Red flag laws are unconstitutional and useless! I fully support @RepEliCrane’s amendment to The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, which would prevent the VA from cooperating with rogue left-wing states attempting to disarm American veterans. https://t.co/bZlGCsVzHa
I am proud to join today’s markup with @HouseVetAffairs to guarantee our Veterans’ constitutional rights are protected and ensure they receive the care they deserve! Tune in now: https://t.co/3eEn2VYvl0
After GOA forced Biden to sign protections for veterans' gun rights, 138 House Democrats called for VA bureaucrats to begin using "red flag" laws on veterans. @HouseVetAffairs must also pass @RepEliCrane's amendment to PROTECT veterans from rogue bureaucratic gun confiscation. https://t.co/tYDEqZWQf5 https://t.co/t1X0APYdy5
While Congress prohibited VA from disarming ~10,000 new veterans a month with a government funding restriction, 250,000+ remain disarmed by this unconstitutional program. @HouseVetAffairs must pass @RepEliCrane's proposal to RESTORE these veterans rights immediately. https://t.co/Hy4Jf1XXx1 https://t.co/BcajtcQYk8
🚨UPDATE🚨 @HouseVetAffairs is marking up H.R. 705, to make the GOA-backed Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act—which @JoeBiden was forced to enact via 2024 appropriations—into PERMANENT law.