[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       AMERICANS HAVE THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Illinois (Mrs. Miller) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, Americans have a fundamental 
right to keep and bear arms that shall not be infringed.
  The unelected bureaucrats at the ATF do not have the constitutional 
authority to ban guns and violate the Second Amendment rights of 
American citizens.
  I am proud to join my colleagues to fight to block Joe Biden's pistol 
brace gun ban and also to fight to defund the ATF.

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  In Illinois, Governor Pritzker signed an unconstitutional gun ban 
that violates the Second Amendment rights of my constituents. Joe Biden 
and J.B. Pritzker's policies released dangerous criminals and defund 
the police, and then they want to take our Second Amendment right to 
defend ourselves.
  I am a proud member of the House Freedom Caucus and the House Second 
Amendment Caucus. We are united in our opposition to these 
unconstitutional attacks on the rights of the American people.
  Mr. Speaker, I will always stand for our constitutional rights and 
protect our Second Amendment rights in Congress.

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