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Congressman Thomas Massie

Representing the 4th District of Kentucky

Second Amendment

I will work vigorously to defend the rights of gun owners.  The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is not principally about hunting or recreation.  In fact, the Second Amendment to our Constitution is our Founding Fathers’ restatement of our natural God given right to defend life, liberty, and property.

I’m a decade-long concealed carry permit holder and Class III firearms collector.  When I was twelve years old, my father bought me my first gun, an H&R .410 shotgun.  In the course of hunting in the woods of Kentucky, he taught me the great responsibility that comes with ownership of a firearm.  Now that I am a father of four, I enjoy teaching these same lessons to my children through hunting and target practice.

More on Second Amendment

Jan 5, 2017 Press Release
For Immediate Release   Lorenz.Isidro@mail.house.gov
Thursday, Jan 5, 2017   (202) 225-3465  
 
Dec 8, 2016 Press Release
For Immediate Release
Lorenz.Isidro@mail.house.gov
(202) 225-3465
Thursday December 8, 2016 

Republican Congressmen Form the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a group of U.S. Representatives, led by Congressman Thomas Massie, launched the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus.
Dec 17, 2015 Press Release
U.S. Representative Thomas Massie and 14 members of the House of Representatives filed an amicus brief to Defense Distributed v. United States Department of State in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The attorney for the plaintiff is Alan Gura, who successfully argued McDonald v. City of Chicago and Heller v. District of Columbia before the U. S. Supreme Court. The brief is intended to advise the appellate court and support the plaintiff’s case.
Jun 9, 2015 Press Release
Last Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed an amendment by Congressman Thomas Massie to block the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) from banning common rifle ammunition. The amendment, which was part of the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) appropriations bill, passed 250-170.
Jan 7, 2015 Press Release
Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced H.R. 86, the Safe Students Act, which would repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990.
Jul 24, 2014 Press Release
 
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Massie introduced an amendment to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2015 that would block the District of Columbia from using taxpayer dollars to enforce the following DC laws: the Firearms Registration Amendment Act of 2008, the Inoperable Pistol Amendment Act of 2008, the Firearms Amendment Act of 2012, and the Administrative Disposition for Weapons Offenses Amendment Act of 2012.
 
Jul 16, 2014 Press Release
Congressman Massie Introduces Amendment to Restore the Right to Bear Arms in the District Of Columbia
Feb 19, 2013 In The News
"The debate over putting armed security in schools or arming some staff members continues with a Kentucky congressman getting attention for one of his proposals."
Feb 19, 2013 In The News
"The debate over putting armed security in schools or arming some staff members continues with a Kentucky congressman getting attention for one of his proposals."
Feb 15, 2013 Video
Rep. Massie sits down with Lindsay Allen of WDRB