Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

Floor Speech

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Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act because I do, in fact, care about our veterans.

For three decades, the Department of Veterans Affairs has abided by the misguided policy that a veteran's fiduciary status alone, absent any judicial order, is grounds to report such a veteran to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

This policy is wrong. It not only infringes on the Second Amendment rights of our veterans, but it also strips them of their due process protections, which are afforded to every other American citizen.

Fortunately, President Trump and Secretary Collins have taken the lead by halting this policy. It is now up to Congress to ensure this kind of abuse is never witnessed again.

Mr. Speaker, our courageous veterans have made incredible sacrifices to safeguard both our country and our founding freedoms and principles that we cherish every single day. With over 40,000 veterans across Wyoming, ensuring that we are permanently restoring the Second Amendment rights for each of them is of paramount importance to me, and that is precisely what this bill will do.

I am proud to be a cosponsor of this bill. I want to thank Chairman Bost and the House Veterans' Affairs Committee for their tireless leadership on this critical issue, and I urge all my colleagues to support H.R. 1041.

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