Today, after President Obama’s speech detailing his executive actions to bypass Congress and impose new restrictions on Second Amendment rights of the American people, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement...
Today, after President Obama’s speech detailing his executive actions to bypass Congress and impose new restrictions on Second Amendment rights of the American people, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) stated:
“We need to take guns out of the hands of criminals; however, the President’s executive overreach infringing upon our Second Amendment rights would do nothing to prevent violence perpetrated by criminals and only make it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to obtain firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones. It is the lack of access to mental healthcare that has resulted in many of the mass shootings, and while I was encouraged by the President’s acknowledgment of this in today’s speech, his decision to subvert congressional authority in hopes of achieving a political victory against gun rights is unconstitutional. The American people and their Congress will not let this action stand.”
