WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis (both R-Wyo.) have introduced several bills that back Wyoming citizens’ Second Amendment rights.
Today, Barrasso and Lummis joined their colleagues in introducing the “Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act”, the “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act” and a “Congressional Review Act (CRA)” resolution that challenges the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) recently announced federal registry for firearms with stabilizing braces.
“President Biden’s unconstitutional rule threatens to turn law-abiding citizens into criminals,” said Senator Barrasso. “We must stop the administration from imposing the largest government-initiated gun registration and confiscation program in history,” he said.
Senator Lummis echoed Barrasso’s sentiments, saying the “far-left” is trying to strip citizens of their rights.
“This suite of bills pushes back on the far-left’s attempts to chip away at our Second Amendment rights, and I’m proud to join Senator Barrasso in continuing our efforts to ensure responsible Wyoming gun owners are protected,” said Lummis.
“The SHORT Act,” introduced by Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS), rolls back a new ATF rule that bars Americans with disabilities from using pistol braces to exercise their Second Amendment rights. With this announcement, the ATF will now classify short-barreled AR rifles and similar firearms as pistols. AR-style firearms are used by roughly 60% of hunters and remain among the most popular firearm in Wyoming. “The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act“, introduced by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN), would allow law-abiding gun owners with concealed carry permits in their own states to continue to lawfully carry their weapons in other states with concealed carry laws.
“The Congressional Review Act” would push back on the recently released ATF rule increasing requirements for the use of pistol braces. From the date of the announcement of the ATF rule, manufacturers, dealers and individual owners have 120 days to register any “short-barreled” rifles or remove the stabilizing brace on the weapon. Wyoming residents who choose not to follow this rule could face a $250,000 fine and possible prison time.
