Rep. Feenstra reintroduces bill to protect tenants' 2A rights

U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) on April 17 reintroduced the Preserving Rights of Tenants by Ensuring Compliance to the Second Amendment Act, or the PROTECT the Second Amendment Act. This bill, H.R. 2930, would prevent landlords or property managers from denying a tenants’ Second Amendment rights.

In this legislation, any resident of a property that receives federal funding is protected from unconstitutional restrictions of having a firearm within their home or when passing through a common area on their way to or from their home. Federal taxpayer money should never be used to infringe upon the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans to defend themselves in their own home, and this bill ensures that landlords or property managers can’t end-run that protection.

“The right of law-abiding Americans to keep firearms in their homes for self-defense has been a fundamental freedom since our nation’s founding and has been reaffirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court,” said John Commerford, executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA). “No one should be forced to give up this right, especially when a landlord or property manager is receiving federal tax dollars. The NRA applauds Representative Feenstra for introducing this important legislation that protects the right to keep and bear arms.”

Speaking on his legislation, Feenstra said, “The right of Iowans to keep and bear arms is enshrined in our Constitution and shall not be infringed. These constitutional protections must be strongly defended and certainly do not cease to exist for gun owners living in rental properties. My PROTECT the Second Amendment Act ensures that landlords or rental property managers who receive federal financial assistance at taxpayer expense cannot unlawfully restrict Americans from exercising their constitutional rights. As a strong advocate of the Second amendment, I will always defend the right of Iowans to keep and bear arms and support law-abiding gun owners.”

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