Issue Position: Protect Individual Liberty

Issue Position

Defending the 2nd Amendment

Greg Abbott believes the right to keep and bear arms was settled in 1791 when the 2nd Amendment was adopted to the U.S. Constitution. On behalf of 31 states, Greg Abbott championed a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision (District of Columbia v. Heller) that struck down a handgun ban and protected an individual's right to bear arms while he was Texas' Attorney General. He was also one of the first Attorneys General in America to challenge the Obama Administration's efforts to use the United Nations to regulate guns in the United States.

As Governor, Greg Abbott expanded 2nd Amendment rights, signing into law "campus carry" and "open carry."

As an avid hunter and member of the Texas State Rifle Association and National Rifle Association, Greg Abbott will continue to fight any federal government overreach that aims to disrupt the 2nd Amendment rights of law-abiding Texans.

Protecting Religious Liberty

Championing the conservative values and religious liberties that define Texans, Greg Abbott fights for the principles of faith, family and freedom to make Texas a better place to live and raise a family.

Greg Abbott successfully defended the constitutionality of the Ten Commandments on the Texas Capitol grounds all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. He also represented all 50 states in defending the words "One Nation, Under God" in our Pledge of Allegiance, and in defending prayer during the Presidential Inauguration ceremony.

As Governor, Greg Abbott defended pastors' rights to speak freely about their faith by signing the Pastor Protection Act.

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