He will not support any legislation that infringes on the rights of legal gun owners or expands federal power over them.

Trent Kelly · Mississippi · Republican

policy impact 0.74 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 97%

Occurrences

I will not support any legislation that infringes on the rights of legal gun owners and gives more power and authority to the federal government.

Kelly pledges to oppose any future legislation that would restrict lawful gun ownership rights or increase federal authority over gun owners.

Second Amendment : Congressman Trent Kelly
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Evidence

The district office issue page says, "I will not support any legislation that infringes on the rights of legal gun owners and gives more power and authority to the federal government."

Kelly’s official issue page still states the promise in essentially the same form, which supports that the claim remains his stated position but does not by itself prove recent delivery or reversal.

unresolved same_term

Second Amendment : Congressman Trent Kelly
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The House passed the rule that set up floor consideration of H.R. 1041, the "Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act," and Trent Kelly voted Aye.

Within the lookback window, Kelly supported moving a pro-Second Amendment veterans bill to the floor, which is a concrete pro-gun-rights action consistent with the claim, but it is procedural rather than a final vote on the substance.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The House floor agenda on May 21, 2026 included H.R. 1041, described as the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act.

The House was actively considering a bill framed as protecting veterans’ Second Amendment rights during the lookback window, reinforcing that Kelly was operating in a live legislative context relevant to the promise.

partial same_term

Floor Summary: Today
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The House concluded all anticipated legislative business and proceeded to Special Order speeches; the Speaker also designated Thursday, June 11, 2026, through Monday, June 22, 2026, as a district work period.

Within the lookback window, the House was out of floor business and on district work period, so there was no new chamber action on gun legislation to confirm delivery or reversal of Kelly's promise.

unresolved same_term

Floor Summary: Today
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Roll Call 190 on H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, was final passage and passed; Trent Kelly (MS) voted Yea.

Kelly backed final House passage of a pro-Second Amendment bill during the lookback window. That is a concrete supportive act consistent with the pledge, but it does not prove the broader promise is fully completed or that he has never supported any restriction.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The House adjourned on June 15 and scheduled its next meeting for June 18; this summary shows no additional gun-related floor action in the lookback window.

The most recent floor summary in the window shows the chamber out of floor business by June 15, so there is no later official floor action here to confirm a reversal or final delivery. On that record, the promise remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term

Floor Summary: Today
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Assessments

unresolved unknown

This is an ongoing negative pledge about how Kelly will vote, not a one-time policy outcome. The evidence shows at least some conduct consistent with the promise, including voting for House consideration and final passage of the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act in May 2026, and there is no evidence here that he supported legislation infringing on legal gun owners' rights. But those votes do not prove full compliance across all relevant legislation, and because he remains in office the promise is still being tested. On this record, the strongest judgment is unresolved rather than delivered or never.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 85%

unresolved unknown

Kelly’s official issue page still states the same gun-rights commitment, which shows the promise remains his stated position but does not prove he has fully delivered on it. The only concrete legislative action in the record is a pro-Second Amendment procedural vote on H.R. 1041, which is consistent with the pledge but stops short of showing a final substantive test or a clear completion of the promise. There is no evidence here that he supported legislation infringing legal gun owners’ rights, but there is also not enough to call the pledge fully fulfilled.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 84%

partial same_term A for effort

Kelly’s current official position matches the promise, and he took a concrete same-term action consistent with it by voting for the rule to consider H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. However, the available evidence shows only a procedural pro-gun-rights vote and an issue-page statement, not a completed legislative outcome or a comprehensive voting record proving he never supported any legislation infringing legal gun owners’ rights. That supports partial credit rather than full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%