Michael Clements is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter covering the Second Amendment and individual rights.
Mr. Clements has 30 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Monroe Journal, The Panama City News Herald, The Alexander City Outlook, The Galveston County Daily News, The Texas City Sun, The Daily Court Review,
Gun control proponents said the change will increase crime by arming violent felons, domestic abusers and other violent criminals who had lost their gun rights.
Republican committee members say HR 38 recognizes Second Amendment as equal to all constitutional rights; Democrats say the bill is antithetical to federalism.
The NRA is prioritizing its support for the bill this Congress, while the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys will continue its opposition to the plan.
Gun safety activists decry rulings as irresponsible, as gun rights activists say 2022 Supreme Court’s Bruen decision is about clarifying the founders’ intent.