I will continue to do everything I can to protect the 2nd Amendment.
Continue to protect the Second Amendment.
Occurrences
Evidence
Rep. Sam Graves is listed among the original cosponsors of the Hearing Protection Act, a bill that would reclassify suppressors and ease access for law-abiding citizens seeking hearing protection.
Graves said the Biden administration effort 'undermines the right of law-abiding Americans to fully exercise their Second Amendment rights' and joined a letter calling for the proposed ammunition restriction to stop.
The FY2026 NDAA includes support for the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant and Graves said he worked to ensure the bill supports the mission and skilled jobs there.
The latest press-release index for Graves shows recent April and May 2026 items, but no recent Second Amendment-specific action in the lookback window was surfaced there.
Public Law 119-21 was approved July 4, 2025. Section 70436 is titled "Reduction of transfer and manufacturing taxes for certain devices" and sets the transfer tax at "$0 for any firearm transferred" other than a machinegun or destructive device, and the making tax at "$0 for any firearm made" other than a machinegun or destructive device, effective for calendar quarters beginning more than 90 days after enactment.
On July 3, 2025, the House voted on H.R.1, "On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment." The motion passed 218-214, and the vote listing records "Graves, Sam [R-MO]" as "Aye."
Congress.gov lists H.R.38 as the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025. Graves is listed as an original cosponsor dated January 3, 2025. The latest action shown is October 3, 2025, when the bill was placed on the Union Calendar after being reported amended by the Judiciary Committee.
The reported text of H.R.38 would add federal reciprocity for carrying concealed firearms, allowing qualifying people to possess or carry a concealed handgun in covered states and creating remedies for deprivation of rights secured by the section.
Congress.gov lists H.R.404 as the Hearing Protection Act. Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO-6] is listed as an original cosponsor dated January 15, 2025. The bill status shown is Introduced, with referral to the House Ways and Means and Judiciary Committees.
The introduced text of H.R.404 states that the bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code "to remove silencers from the definition of firearms" and includes provisions on equal treatment of silencers and firearms, National Firearms Act treatment of firearm silencers, preemption of certain state laws, and destruction of certain registration records.
Congress.gov records H.R.1's latest action as July 4, 2025, "Became Public Law No: 119-21." It also records the July 3, 2025 House action agreeing to the Senate amendment by recorded vote, 218-214, and the July 4 presidential signature.
Assessments
Graves made same-term pro-Second Amendment legislative efforts by originally cosponsoring H.R.38 and H.R.404, and more importantly voted Aye on final House concurrence for H.R.1, which became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025. That enacted a concrete firearms-related policy reducing National Firearms Act transfer and making taxes for covered non-machinegun, non-destructive-device firearms to $0. Given the broad promise to continue protecting the Second Amendment and Graves's direct vote for an enacted federal pro-gun-rights provision while in office, this counts as delivered in the same term.
The promise is broad and ongoing rather than a single measurable end-state. The strongest concrete evidence is that Graves was an original cosponsor of the 2025 Hearing Protection Act, a clear pro-Second Amendment legislative action that materially aligns with 'continue to protect the Second Amendment.' However, the provided evidence does not show that this or another major Second Amendment measure was enacted or fully delivered in the relevant period. Other cited items show advocacy and related defense/ammunition activity, but not a completed policy outcome. Given the breadth of the promise and the demonstrated legislative action, partial credit is most appropriate.