GOP gun rights betrayal Archives

Big Beautiful Bill Loses Key Gun Rights Provisions: SHORT Act and Hearing Protection Act Stripped

In a significant blow to Second Amendment advocates, the Senate parliamentarian has ruled that the SHORT Act and the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) violate budget reconciliation rules and have been stripped from President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) as of June 27, 2025. These provisions, which aimed to deregulate short-barreled rifles (SBRs) and […]