Senate Republicans introduced the legislation Thursday to codify the Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark ruling protecting the Second Amendment right to self-defense, holding that any gun control law must comply with the nation’s history dating back to the founding.
The legislation, backed by all GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, would codify the high court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.
The 6-3 decision, issued last June, was authored by Justice Clarence Thomas, who said New York’s gun-licensing requirement that a person must show proper need to carry a firearm ran afoul of the Second Amendment right to self-defense.
In the opinion, the court said any gun control law must have a historic tradition in order to comply with the Second Amendment. The usual justification for gun control has been something about 'community safety.'
By codifying the ruling, any future Supreme Court would struggle with changes or reversals. “We have a Bill of Rights and it is not an a la carte menu. Every right as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court matters,” said Sen. John Kennedy, Louisiana Republican.
The legislation also creates a requirement for the government to pay attorney fees when an individual successfully challenges Second Amendment infringements in court [Washington Times].
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Respect for the Second Amendment Act.
The legislation is cosponsored U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) – every Republican member on the Senate Judiciary Committee. [Senator Lindsay Graham's webpage]
Download a copy of the Respect for the Second Amendment Act. Click here
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/respect-for-the-second-amendment-act
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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a
free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be
infringed.
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