{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mooney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-alex-x-mooney-votes-protect-second-amendment", "Congressman Alex X. Mooney Votes to Protect the Second Amendment", "2017-12-07", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Alex Mooney", "M001195", "mooney.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Alex X. Mooney Votes to Protect the Second Amendment\nToday, Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-2) voted in favor of H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act to ensure that law abiding gun owners can transport their weapons across state lines. Congressman Mooney is also a cosponsor of the bill and released the following statement:\n\u201cWhen I was elected to serve the people of the Second District of West Virginia, I made a promise to my constituents that I would protect their Second Amendment rights. Today\u2019s vote is a fulfilment of that promise.\nFor too long, law abiding gun owners have had their constitutional right to keep and bear arms hindered by government bureaucrats. This is a commonsense bill would implement concealed carry reciprocity in XX states.\nAs a gun owner, right-to-carry permit holder, and recipient of a lifetime A+ NRA rating, I am fighting every day to protect our Second Amendment rights from Democratic attempts to pass ideological gun-control policies that make law-abiding citizens less free and less safe. The Constitution is clear that \u201c\u2026the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.\u201d\n\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://mooney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-alex-x-mooney-votes-protect-second-amendment"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6540929898619652, "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"}