BREAKING: “Wrong Choice” for Senate Leader, say NAGR and TXGR
Washington D.C. – The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) is condemning Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn’s bid for Majority Leader, emphasizing that gun control legislation authored by the Texas Republican has undermined the Second Amendment rights of thousands of honorable veterans.
“John Cornyn sponsored the anti-gun ‘FIX-NICS’ Act, forcing it through in a massive early 2018 spending bill. Since then, an additional 70,568 of America’s finest veterans have had their gun rights stripped without due process because of this reckless act,” stated Taylor Rhodes, NAGR’s Communications Director.
FBI data reveals that the number of VA beneficiaries reported to the NICS Index—a federal list barring individuals from gun ownership—rose from 194,325 three months before Cornyn’s “FIX-NICS” legislation was enacted to 264,893 by December 31, 2023, the most recent figures available.
“This is a deeply troubling statistic to report on Veterans Day,” said Rhodes. “The rush to strip gun rights from law-abiding Americans by adding more names to this flawed federal no-guns list—without due process—is the wrong approach.”
Texas Gun Rights (TXGR) President Chris McNutt echoed NAGR’s criticism of Cornyn.
“Not only did Cornyn strip gun rights from our nation’s heroes, but he also doubled down on his assault on our constitutional rights by putting a federal ‘Red Flag’ gun confiscation funding bill on Joe Biden’s desk in 2022—and then attacked gun rights activists for standing against his actions,” McNutt said.
McNutt highlighted that Cornyn was the prime sponsor of the so-called “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,” signed by President Biden in 2022. This legislation, among other gun control measures, directed millions of grant dollars to support Red Flag Gun Confiscation programs and similar initiatives nationwide, including $36 million allocated to Texas alone.
According to NAGR and TXGR, these actions should immediately disqualify Senator Cornyn from being chosen as the Republican Senate Majority Leader.
“We need a U.S. Senate leader who will protect and restore the Second Amendment rights of veterans and all Americans,” Rhodes stated. “We need a leader who will repeal Red Flag funding and dismantle the NICS system, not expand it. John Cornyn is not just the wrong choice; he’s the worst choice.”
The National Association for Gun Rights is the nation’s largest “no compromise” pro-gun organization, with 4.5 million members nationwide.
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