{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-protect-your-2nd-amendment-rights", "Hageman Votes to Protect Your 2nd Amendment Rights", "2023-06-13", "2023", "2023-06", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted to overturn the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,\n\nFirearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule classifying all firearms with barrels under 16-inches and an attached\n\nstabilizing, or \u201cpistol\u201d brace, as short-barreled rifles (SBR).\n\n\u201cThis latest unconstitutional rule from the ATF is a blatant attempt to take away our 2nd Amendment rights and\n\nstrip away the ability to defend ourselves\u201d, said Hageman. \u201cShould this rule be implemented, the ATF would\n\ninstantaneously transform millions of law-abiding citizens into potential criminals, threatening their freedom,\n\nproperty, and lives in the process.\n\n\u201cWhile Joe Biden and liberal democrats despise it, the 2nd Amendment is vital to the protection of individual\n\ncitizens and the preservation of our nation; legitimate government originates from the consent of the governed,\n\nand as such citizens must be vigilant and equipped in the fight against tyranny. Our Founding Fathers would be\n\nenraged at the attempts of our government to circumvent the fundamental law preserving our government and\n\nconstitution.\n\n\u201cI stand in full support of H.J. Res. 44, which prevents unconstitutional and dangerous overreach by unelected\n\nbureaucrats. We cannot preserve our representative government or claim to be a free people if we do not\n\npreserve our right to protect ourselves from the ever-present threat of tyranny.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\n\u2022 Under the Gun Control Act of 1968, an SBR is defined as a \u201crifle having a barrel or barrels of less than 16-\n\ninches in length\u201d. SBRs must be registered with the ATF for $200 in order to be possessed legally.\n\n\u2022 Per the ATF\u2019s compliance guide for this rule, the compliance options for owners of newly declared SBRs\n\nmust perform one of the following to comply with ATF rules: 1) destroy the firearm; 2) surrender the\n\nfirearm to the ATF; 3) pay $200 to register the firearm with the ATF; 4) permanently remove the\n\nstabilizing brace; or 5) remove the short barrel and attach a barrel of 16-inches or longer.\n\n\u2022 Individuals who fail to comply with the ATF\u2019s new ruling can face up to 10 years imprisonment, up to\n\n$10,000 in fines, or both (26 U.S.C. 5861(d), 5871).\n\n###\n\nContact: Chris Berardi, Sr. Advisor/Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:15:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-protect-your-2nd-amendment-rights"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9113727137446404, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}