Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

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Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act.

Our veterans answered the call when this Nation needed them most. They fought to defend the very Constitution that guarantees every American the right to keep and bear arms. I thank every veteran for their sacrifice. We see them. We honor them, and we have got their backs.

How do we repay our Nation's heroes? Right now, bureaucratic overreach allows the VA to strip away a veteran's constitutional right just because they ask for help managing their benefits. If you use a fiduciary, the system flags you. It is wrong, and it ends now.

Chairman Bost's commonsense bill stops the VA from automatically feeding veterans' names into the background check system. It protects the Second Amendment rights of the men and women who fought for ours. The radical left loves to say they support the troops until it is time to actually protect their constitutional rights.

The Second Amendment is not optional, and our veterans have the right to exercise it fully. No more treating men and women who defended this country like second-class citizens. We will restore and protect the constitutional freedoms of our veterans and every American.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to pass H.R. 1041. Honor our warriors by restoring their rights. God bless our veterans.

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