Hegseth stated that current policies have essentially turned US military installations into gun-free zones, leaving those who live and work on the installations vulnerable. He emphasized that the war department's uniformed service members are trained at the highest standards and are entitled to exercise their God-given right to keep and bear arms.
In addition to the pandemic, 2020 was marked by "the deadliest gun violence in decades." Since then, the US continues to lead the world in gun violence. Those on the left, broadly construed, profess to want to address gun violence. Those on the right, broadly construed, offer thoughts and prayers after each mass shooting and then obstruct efforts to address gun violence.
This bill illustrates the muscle of the gun rights people in Congress to pull out provisions that have been in place for 90 years while sort of turning a blind eye to the history of why these things were restricted in the first place.
"Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump's Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans; The ruling, which is limited to the Southern District of Texas, prohibited the administration from using the wartime law because the president's claims about a Venezuelan gang do not add up to an 'invasion'."
