Two anti-Second Amendment bills were passed by the majority party: Senate Bill 5444 (further restricting where you can legally carry) and House Bill 2118 (onerous new regulations on firearm businesses)
I stood up against these measures and spoke against them on the House floor.
Following a pattern we’ve seen for years, the majority stripped law-abiding citizens of their ability to protect themselves while, at the same time, introduced measures to reduce penalties for criminal activity:
- House Bill 1268 would have reduced the sentences for gang, drug, and gun related crimes around schools and bus-stops;
- House Bill 2030 would have allowed convicted murderers spending life in prison to vote, serve on a jury and hold public office;
- House Bill 2177 would have required sex offenders to serve on a state sex offender policy board; and
- House Bill 1396 would have reduced the sentences for aggravated first degree murder.
