June 16, 2022
Washington, DC
This past Sunday, conservatives learned that ten Senate Republicans have agreed to a large scale gun control package with some of the Senate’s most radical Democrats. The announced framework includes egregious provisions which are all-but-guaranteed to result in widespread violations of Americans’ constitutional rights. In progressive-led states, these provisions could result in de facto partisan, door-to-door weapons confiscation.
Among the measures outlined in the agreement:
- Federal money to coerce states to implement unconstitutional “red flag” gun confiscation orders that violate due process rights;
- Additional federal money for states to close the “boyfriend loophole” in an illogical manner.
- Harassment of licensed gun dealers through ineffective “pre-sale” regulatory requirements;
- Arbitrary requirements to enhance screening for adults between the ages of 18 and 20;
- Potential implementation of a backdoor Universal Background Check system under the guise of “clarifying” the definition of a federally licensed firearm dealer.
It is unlikely that these policies will have any meaningful impact on reducing crimes where a gun is used by a violent criminal. However, it is clear that such provisions pose significant threats to law-abiding Americans’ fundamental constitutional rights, especially the right to defend themselves and their families at a time when violent crime is soaring to historic highs.
In this political climate, Americans are right to be concerned how these proposed powers will be carried out by politicized bodies who have shown themselves to be increasingly hostile to conservatives..
Despite the apparent serious constitutional violations in the proposed framework, at least ten Republican senators agreed to meet the Democrats’ radical demands.
Conservatives have good ideas on how to reduce crimes where guns are used. It is unfortunate that the current framework fails to prioritize policies designed to address the broken social and cultural institutions that habitually fall short of meeting the needs of American communities.
As such, conservatives are universally opposed to this gun control framework agreement and ask that the House and Senate reject this proposal and focus on protecting Americans from crime as opposed to attacking their constitutional liberties.
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| The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell Chairman, Conservative Action Project Chairman, CNP Action, Inc. | The Honorable Tony Perkins President Family Research Council |
| The Honorable Jim DeMint Chairman, Conservative Partnership Institute Member, US Senate (SC 2005-2013) | Ed Corrigan Vice Chairman, Conservative Action Project President & CEO, Conservative Partnership Institute |
| The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. Chief Domestic Advisor President Ronald Reagan (1987-1988) | Jenny Beth Martin Chairman Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund |
| The Honorable Russ Vought Director Office of Management and Budget (2020-2021) | Kevin Roberts, Ph.D. President The Heritage Foundation |
| Myron Ebell Director, Center for Energy and Environment Competitive Enterprise Institute | The Honorable Bob McEwen U.S. House of Representatives Former Member, Ohio |
| Thomas Fitton President, Judicial Watch, Inc. President, Council for National Policy | Chad Connelly Founder and President Faith Wins |
| The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop White House Advisor President Ronald Reagan (1981-1985) | William L. Walton The Bill Walton Show Resolute Protector Foundation |
| Kelly J. Shackelford, Esq. President and CEO First Liberty Institute | Lori Roman President ACRU Action Fund |
| Cleta Mitchell, Esq. Senior Legal Fellow Conservative Partnership Institute | L. Brent Bozell III Founder and President Media Research Center |
| Tom Jones Co-Founder American Accountability Foundation | Wesley Denton Chief Operating Officer Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) |
| Terry Schilling President American Principles Project | David N. Bossie President Citizens United |
| Scott T. Parkinson | Alfred S. Regnery President Republic Book Publishers |
| The Honorable Morton C. Blackwell President The Leadership Institute | Willes K. Lee Vice President National Rifle Association of America |
| Heather R. Higgins CEO Independent Women’s Voice | The Honorable Matthew Buckham Founder American Accountability Foundation |
| Daniel Honchariw, MPA Nevada State Director State Freedom Caucus Network | Craig Shirley Reagan Biographer Presidential Historian |
| Ralph Benko Chairman, The Capitalist League Weekly Columnist, Newsmax | Steven Utroska State Director – Mississippi State Freedom Caucus Network |
| Philip Singleton Georgia State Director State Freedom Caucus Network | Brooke Powell Illinois State Director State Freedom Caucus Network |
| Evan Newman South Carolina State Director State Freedom Caucus Network | Theo Wold Executive Director Idaho Freedom Caucus Network |
| Jordan Mason Executive Director South Dakota Freedom Caucus | Joan Holt Lindsey President Lindsey Communications |
| Richard H. Wright Owner R & S LLC | Seton Motley President Less Government |
| Eric Georgatos Executive Producer America Can We Talk? | Judson Phillips Founder Tea Party Nation |
| The Honorable Mike Hill Former Member Florida State House | Lee Beaman CEO Beaman Ventures |
| Mark Fitzgibbons President of Corporate Affairs American Target Advertising. | Mr. Marc Little Executive Director CURE America Action, Inc. |
| Dr. John E. Reese, III Founder Dental Access Carolina, LLC | Tim Throckmorton President Lifepointe Ministries |
| The Honorable George K. Rasley, Jr. Managing Editor ConservativeHQ.com | Tom DeWeese President American Policy Center |
| Dr. Mark A. Smith President CIU | Star Parker President Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) |
| William Shaker CEO Washington Marketing Group | Floyd Brown Founder The Western Journal |
| Ben Case | Peggy Dau Co-founder Nationsnet.org |
| Don Woodsmall President (Interim) Center for Security Policy | Richard Norman Founder and President The Richard Norman Company |
| Dr. Richard Rounsavelle Trustee MRC | Robert D. Thompson Former Administrator The Weyrich Lunch (1999 – 2016) |
| Ron Pearson Executive Director Conservative Victory Fund | Kay R. Daly President Coalition for a Fair Judiciary |
| Carole Woodruff Executive Vice President Foundation for American Christian Education | Joseph A. Morris Morris & De La Rosa Former U.S. Assistant Attorney General (Reagan-Meese) |
| Austin Stone Chief Operating Officer Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) | Susan Carleson Currer Chairman American Constitutional Rights Union |
| Elaine Donnelly President Center for Military Readiness | Mario Navarro da Costa Director, Washington Bureau Tradition, Family, Property |
| Allen J. Hebert Chairman American-Chinese Fellowship of Houston | The Honorable James C. Miller III Budget Director for President Reagan (1985-1989) |
| C. Preston Noell III President Tradition, Family, Property, Inc. | Kevin Freeman Founder NSIC Institute |
| Karen England President Capitol Resource Institute | Linda L. Bean Family Business Owner L. L. Bean, Inc. |
| Dr. Shannon L. McCollough Global Gift Innovators | Melvin Adams President Noah Webster Educational Foundation |
| Peter J. Thomas Chairman The Conservative Caucus | Jack Park Conservative Activist and Donor |
| Richard Manning President Americans for Limited Government | Amy Kremer Chairwoman Women for America First |
| Dr. Chris Hughes Founder & Chairman The Citizens for America Foundation |