Grassley, Cruz Work to Safeguard Second Amendment Rights, Protect Communities from Gun Violence

WASHINGTON– Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are introducing legislation to safeguard Americans’ Second Amendment rights and prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands. TheProtecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Actwould take concrete steps to improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), prosecute gun crime and crack down on cartel-fueled gun trafficking.
“The Second Amendment is a fundamental right established by our Founders. This bill would protect Americans’ right to bear arms, while prioritizing public safety, strengthening our national background check system and fighting gun trafficking across our southern border,”Grassley said. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance this commonsense measure.”
“I’m proud to work with Senator Grassley to increase support for school safety funding, improve NICS reporting and do more to prosecute criminals who illegally purchase firearms. These measures are common sense, and I urge my colleagues in the Senate to pass this legislation, which has received bipartisan support before and should again,”Cruz said.
Specifically, theProtecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Actwould:
The full bill text is availableHERE.
A section-by-section summary of the bill is availableHERE.
Background:
The bill was first introduced as the“Grassley-Cruz” amendmentin 2013, when it passed the Senate by a vote of 52-48. However, it couldn’t overcome a Democrat filibuster, and Republicans were in the minority.
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