Mike Ezell will work to kill legislation aimed at taking away the right to bear arms.

Mike Ezell · Mississippi · Republican

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Mike will work to kill any legislation aimed at taking away our right to bear arms

Commitment to oppose gun-control legislation and protect Second Amendment rights.

Mike Ezell for Congress - Defend American Values
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Evidence

119th Congress, 2nd Session. House Not In Session. Next Session: Tomorrow at 10:30 AM.

No House floor session was held on the as-of date, so there is no fresh roll-call or floor-action evidence in the lookback window showing Ezell taking a new vote to block gun-control legislation.

unresolved same_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Congressman Mike Ezell and U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith are among 77 lawmakers who signed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Second Circuit ruling and uphold the Second Amendment by preventing New York from bypassing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. Ezell said, 'Law-abiding Americans have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms.'

Ezell took a concrete pro-Second Amendment action in the same term by joining a Supreme Court brief opposing a state effort to weaken federal firearms protections, which supports the broader claim but does not itself show he killed legislation in the lookback window.

partial same_term A for effort

Ezell, Hyde-Smith Sign Amicus Brief to SCOTUS Opposing New York Attempt to Undermine Federal Firearms Law | U.S. Representative Mike Ezell
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Ezell has taken a concrete pro-Second Amendment action in office by joining an April 2, 2026 amicus brief opposing an effort to weaken federal firearms protections, which shows he is working in the promised direction. But the available evidence does not show that he directly wrote, sponsored, voted to defeat, or otherwise materially helped kill specific gun-control legislation during the relevant federal term. Because the promise was specifically about stopping legislation and the record here shows aligned advocacy rather than a clear legislative block, partial credit is more appropriate than full delivery.

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partial same_term A for effort

Ezell took a concrete same-term action aligned with the promise by joining an amicus brief opposing what he characterized as an effort to undermine federal firearms protections and the Second Amendment. However, the evidence does not show that he killed, blocked, or materially advanced the defeat of specific federal legislation aimed at restricting the right to bear arms. Because the documented action supports the policy position but falls short of the promised legislative outcome, partial credit is appropriate.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%