The amendment was adopted by voice vote.
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October 5, 2016
Press Release
"Manufacturing businesses are vital components of our economy. In Washington, I’m fighting government overreach so that small businesses, especially gun manufacturers who rely on the protection of our Second Amendment rights, can continue contributing to the economy and creating jobs."
January 5, 2016
Press Release
The President’s latest executive action violates the Constitutional mandate that Congress create the laws while the President only enforces them. Which amendment in the Bill of Rights will be tossed to the wolves tomorrow?
June 5, 2015
In The News
In a significant victory for Second Amendment rights, the House this week voted to let non-violent felons win back their gun rights.
Citing a grandfather who as a college student became a felon for writing a bad rent check, Colorado Republican Rep. Ken Buck said that nonviolent ex-felons should be able to apply to restore their gun rights.
June 3, 2015
In The News
Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., offered an amendment to the FY16 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act today that could allow people subject to a federal gun ban, such as felons, to petition for their right to posses a gun.
June 3, 2015
In The News
The House late Tuesday night gave voice vote approval to a proposal allowing people to petition the federal government to restore their right to obtain firearms.
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) offered an amendment to the annual spending bill for the Justice Department to ensure that people who are prohibited from buying guns can apply for a restoration status.
Current law allows people who cannot legally buy guns to petition their local district court. But legislative riders in place since 1992 prevent the Justice Department from processing the applications.
June 2, 2015
Press Release
Giving Americans a second chance to exercise to exercise their Second Amendment rights.