FPC Statement on House Passage of Gun Control Bills :: 03/12/2021

WASHINGTON, DC (March 12, 2021) — Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to pass HR 8 and HR 1446, two reprehensible, FPC-opposed bills designed to suppress human liberty and criminalize non-violent conduct. The members who supported these bills—who are made of the same despicable fabric as the tyrants that led to our nation’s great revolt—voted against the People, our Constitution, and the very freedoms that made the United States a beacon of liberty. The contemptible, ideologically degenerate politicians who voted to pass HR 8 and HR 1446 have further abused their delegated authority to greatly expand the powers of an already too-large federal government and incarcerate more and more Americans. They do not deserve to hold office, and the People should ensure that they never do again. 

Eight Republicans voted for one or both of the bills:

• Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-8) (HR 8 and HR 1446)
• Chris Smith (NJ-4) (HR 8 and HR 1446)
• Vern Buchanan (FL-16) (HR 8)
• Andrew Garbarino (NY-2) (HR 8)
• Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-26) (HR 8)
• Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) (HR 8)
• Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) (HR 8)
• Fred Upton (MI-6) (HR 8)

Two Democrats voted against one or more of the bills:

• Jared Golden (ME-2) (HR 8 and HR 1446)
• Ron Kind (WI-3) (HR 1446)

FPC will continue to mobilize individuals throughout the United States in efforts to defeat HR 8 and HR 1446 in the Senate at FightGunBills.com, and we call upon the members of the Senate to stand for the People, the Constitution, and individual liberty by voting against these bills. 

To learn more about so-called “universal background check” laws and why they should be fiercely opposed, read FPC’s Policy Brief, “‘Universal Background Checks’ & Burdening Access to Human Rights,” available free here.

https://www.firearmspolicy.org/fpc_statement_on_house_passage_of_gun_control_bills