Congresswoman Tenney Calls for the Department of Justice to Investigate New York State’s Unconstitutional Gun Laws

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today penned a letter to the U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi urging the Department of Justice to investigate New York State's infringement of New Yorker's Second Amendment rights.

This letter was also signed by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21).

Rep Tenney's letter comes in response to New York's restrictions that violate the Supreme Court precedents set in DC v. Heller, McDonald v. City of Chicago, and NYSRPA v. Bruen. These restrictions include a categorical ban on commonly owned semi-automatic rifles, licensing and registration of constitutionally protected arms, and an arbitrary cap on magazine capacity.

"The Second Amendment is not a suggestion; it is a Constitutional guarantee. Yet Albany Democrats have orchestrated an all-out assault on our Second Amendment rights by enacting and enforcing a sweeping regime of laws that strip law-abiding citizens of their firearms. Today, I am calling on the Department of Justice to swiftly investigate New York's unconstitutional gun laws and uphold New Yorkers' Second Amendment rights. I will continue working with the Trump administration to defend this Constitutional Right for all law-abiding citizens," said Congresswoman Tenney.

Read the full text of the letter here.

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