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url	title	date	year	month	party	chamber	state	member_name	bioguide_id	domain	scraper	source	date_source	text	has_text	collected_at	updated_at
https://hinson.house.gov/media/press-releases/hinson-joins-amicus-brief-defend-law-abiding-gun-owners-unconstitutional-atf	Hinson Joins Amicus Brief to Defend Law Abiding Gun Owners from Unconstitutional ATF Overreach	2023-11-30	2023	2023-11	Republican	House	IA	Ashley Hinson	H001091	hinson.house.gov	hinson	https://hinson.house.gov/media/press-releases	scraper	Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) joined Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and a group of bicameral lawmakers in an amicus brief to uphold the Second Amendment. The amicus brief follows a court ruling allowing the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to reclassify pistols with stabilizing braces, a mechanism often used by disabled veterans, as short-barreled rifles. This rule change was not approved by Congress and would potentially turn law abiding gun owners into criminals for exercising their Second Amendment rights. "The Second Amendment isn't a suggestion, it is a Constitutional right that must be upheld. The ATF's overreach impacts millions of gun owners across the country, particularly disabled veterans, and unravels over a decade of legal precedent. While those on the Left continue to push gun control measures that demonize gun owners, and even turn law abiding citizens into felons, I’ll continue defending Iowans' right to keep and bear arms." - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson Hinson recently penned an opinion piece arguing against the ATF's unconstitutional rule. Read it here.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-08T01:01:09Z