To prohibit the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring certain emergencies or disasters for the purpose of imposing gun control.
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Latest Action · September 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
This bill would prevent the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring emergencies or disasters for the purpose of imposing gun control restrictions. Specifically, it prohibits the President from using emergency declarations under federal emergency law to restrict firearms, and prevents the HHS Secretary from using public health emergency declarations to do the same. The bill also amends disaster relief law to explicitly protect firearm ownership, manufacturing, sales, and transfers during emergencies, along with ammunition and gun accessories. No specific funding is allocated in the legislation, and there are no particular timelines mentioned. The bill affects anyone who owns or manufactures firearms and ammunition, as well as government agencies that might otherwise attempt to restrict gun rights during declared emergencies.
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