Second Amendment Rights

Floor Speech

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Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Speaker, this week marks the 40th anniversary of the Hughes amendment which is a stark reminder of how Congress has repeatedly infringed upon the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.

Today, I introduced the Freedom From Taxes Act. This important legislation fully repeals the remaining excise taxes on machine guns and destructive devices under the National Firearms Act and eliminates the special occupational tax on Federal firearms licenses.

Building on the strong progress we achieved in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, this legislation completely zeros out the final NFA taxes, reducing the annual burden from $1,000 to $0 for importers and manufacturers, and from $500 to $0 for dealers.

It also ends the burdensome special occupational tax that has been weighing down small businesses and manufacturers across America's firearms industries for far too long.

I want to thank the Gun Owners of America and the National Rifle Association for supporting this bill and defending our always under- siege Second Amendment.

The government has no business penalizing law-abiding citizens who are simply exercising their God-given Second Amendment rights. By removing these unfair taxes, we are providing meaningful relief to hardworking gun owners, hardworking manufacturers, and small businesses that form this industry.

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