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Safeguarding Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2024

H.R. 9054 · 118th Congress · Jul 18, 2024 · Lineage

A BILL

To prevent the use of unconstitutional gun confiscation laws against veterans.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Safeguarding Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2024”.

Sec. 2 Prevention of use of unconstitutional gun confiscation laws against veterans

(a)
Prohibition— No officer or employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall, in the course of their duties as an officer or employee of such Department, initiate, participate in, or advocate for the removal of a firearm in any proceedings relating to a State gun confiscation law.
(b)
Definitions— In this section:
(1)
The term “gun confiscation law” means a State law that provides the authority for the removal of a firearm through a risk-based, temporary, and preemptive protective order.
(2)
The term “State” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.