Pete also is fighting against the tyrannical mandates wrongly imposed by Tim Walz and Joe Biden on our businesses, schools, and our own personal medical decisions.
Protect the Second Amendment right to defend your family and home.
Occurrences
Cosponsors - H.R.38 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
Evidence
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“Pete is committed to protecting the 2nd Amendment guaranteeing your right to defend your family and your home.”
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Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]* is listed among the cosponsors of H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2023.
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Stauber said, in House debate, that he was shot and that a criminal who should not have had a firearm tried to take his life; he argued that the Second Amendment protects people to defend themselves.
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"Second Amendment" ... "Learn about news and information related to Second Amendment."
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H.R.4242 ... Latest Action: House - 02/02/2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407. ... This bill has the status Introduced
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Pete Stauber is listed among H.R. 38 cosponsors, and the bill's latest official action is union-calendar placement on 2025-10-03; the bill still shows as Introduced.
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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, which set that tax at zero dollars. However, the registration requirement survived.
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SEC. 70436. REDUCTION OF TRANSFER AND MANUFACTURING TAXES FOR CERTAIN DEVICES.
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$0 for any firearm transferred which is not described in paragraph (1).
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Stauber | Republican | MN | Aye
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Stauber | Republican | MN | Yea
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Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Assessments
As a federal House member, Stauber can get full credit here only for a concrete protective outcome such as enacted federal legislation or another material policy change tied to the promise. The evidence shows meaningful effort: he cosponsored concealed-carry reciprocity legislation and publicly advocated a self-defense reading of the Second Amendment. But the cited bills remained unpassed, and the record provided does not show a completed federal policy outcome that newly secured or expanded this right. That supports partial credit for active advancement, not full delivery.
Stauber made concrete same-term efforts consistent with the promise, including cosponsoring federal concealed-carry reciprocity legislation and publicly defending Second Amendment self-defense rights in House debate. However, the evidence does not show an enacted federal policy outcome or other completed official action that materially delivered the promised protection of the right to defend family and home. Because the record supports serious legislative and rhetorical effort but not delivery, this is best scored as not fulfilled with an effort badge.
Stauber made a serious same-term legislative and rhetorical effort to support the promised Second Amendment self-defense position, including cosponsoring H.R. 38 on national concealed-carry reciprocity and defending that view in House debate. However, the evidence shows advocacy and attempted legislation rather than an enacted or otherwise completed policy outcome that materially delivered the promised protection.