Hudson Opposes ATF Nomination, Urges Passage of Concealed Carry Reciprocity
Press Release
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC), a leader on defending the Second Amendment, released the following statement on President Joe Biden's nomination to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF):
"President Biden's proposed ghost gun regulations and his nomination of former Obama appointee Steve Dettelbach to head the ATF are direct affronts to our Second Amendment," said Rep. Hudson. "Biden's nominee has supported radical gun control and would vastly expand the overreach of the ATF. Additionally, today's announced regulations would not have stopped the recent mass shooting in Sacramento committed by a dangerous felon released early by soft-on-crime Democrats using a stolen firearm.
"If President Biden is serious about ending gun violence, then he should stop targeting law-abiding citizens through today's nomination and regulations, and instead support law enforcement, end soft-on-crime policies, and defend citizens' right to protect themselves by supporting H.R. 38."
Background
In addition to Dettelbach's nomination, the Biden administration also unveiled updated regulations on 'ghost guns' that would significantly expand the federal government's overreach in restricting an individual's Second Amendment right.
Last year, Rep. Hudson led an amendment against the previous version of this regulation which would prohibit the ATF from enforcing the proposed rule. Rep. Hudson also led the effort to oppose David Chipman's failed nomination to head the ATF, as well as a proposed regulation from the agency on pistol stabilizing braces.
To defend Second Amendment rights, Rep. Hudson has introduced H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. The commonsense legislation would allow law-abiding concealed carry permit holders to protect themselves when crossing state lines. It also allows residents of Constitutional carry states the ability to carry in other states and has 200 bipartisan cosponsors.
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