I will always stand up for our constitutional rights.
I will always stand up for our constitutional rights, including Second Amendment freedoms.
Occurrences
I will always fight against any efforts to infringe on our Second Amendment rights through new, unnecessary regulations that seek only to criminalize law-abiding citizens instead of keeping our communities safe.
The bill text shows Tenney introduced H.R. 373, the Second Amendment Guarantee Act, to limit state and local authority to regulate, tax, or license rifles and shotguns more restrictively than federal law.
Evidence
Tenney’s official Second Amendment Plan says she has continued to fight efforts to criminalize legal gun ownership and violate constitutional rights, and it lists her introduction of the SAGA Act, cosponsorship of the GRIP Act, the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act, the Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, the Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act, and the PROTECT the 2nd Amendment Act.
The bill text shows Tenney introduced H.R. 373, the Second Amendment Guarantee Act, to limit state and local authority to regulate, tax, or license rifles and shotguns more restrictively than federal law. The bill was introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
The bill text shows Tenney introduced H.R. 4064 to amend bankruptcy law so firearms could be exempt property up to a $3,000 value. Congress.gov records it as introduced in the House and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Tenney’s office said she and Rep. Stefanik introduced a House resolution declaring New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act unconstitutional, and noted that Tenney had led 175 House Republicans in an amicus brief supporting the plaintiffs in NYSRPA v. Bruen.
Assessments
Tenney made multiple concrete same-term efforts aligned with the promise to defend Second Amendment rights, including introducing the SAGA Act and Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act, cosponsoring or backing other gun-rights bills, opposing New York's concealed-carry restrictions, and leading an amicus effort in NYSRPA v. Bruen. However, the cited legislative measures were introduced or referred rather than enacted, and the broad promise to 'always stand up' is an ongoing advocacy commitment rather than a discrete delivered policy outcome. This supports partial credit for sustained action, not full delivery.
The promise was broad and advocacy-oriented: to stand up for constitutional rights including Second Amendment freedoms. The evidence shows Tenney repeatedly took concrete pro-Second Amendment actions, including introducing and cosponsoring gun-rights legislation, opposing New York gun restrictions, and supporting Second Amendment litigation. Although several bills were not enacted, enactment was not the specific promised outcome; the promised conduct was advocacy and defense of the issue, which the record supports.