On Thursday, Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has introduced legislation to abolish federal funding for enforcing gun control laws. The legislation from Greene dubbed the SAPA (Second Amendment Preservation Act). It is designed to cut federal funding from implementing, enforcing, or advancing any measure, law, regulation, or guidance to the lawful use, purchase, sale, possession, or transportation of firearms by any citizen of the United States for Fiscal Year 2021. The SAPA would also halt federal funding for the enforcement or implementation of any gun control law or guidance placed into effect by the Bureau of the ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) after 1st November 2020. On Thursday, Greene issued a statement and said, “Throughout my campaign for Congress, I promised the people of Northwest Georgia that I would be the strongest defender of gun rights on Capitol Hill”.
Greene added, “The Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) prevents the federal government from using our taxpayer dollars to enforce gun control on law-abiding Americans. Our God-given right to protect our country, ourselves, and our families shouldn’t be up for debate. I’m proud to introduce this legislation, endorsed by the American Firearms Association that will defund the enforcement of tyrannical gun control laws”. The proposed legislation of Greene was cosponsored by 10 other members of Congress including Texas Republican Representative Chip Roy, North Carolina Republican Representative Madison Cawthorn, and Arizona Republican Representative Andy Biggs. Greene’s September Facebook photo featured an image of an armed Greene next to Democratic Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib. It is noteworthy that it was removed by the social media platform for violating its anti-incitement of violence policies.
Greene’s some pre-election comments and social media posts caused House Democrats to strip Greene of her House committee appointments, including her seat on the House Education and Labor Committee. She informed the House before the vote to remove Greene that she no longer lent credence to conspiracy theories. Greene said, “Any source of information that is a mix of truth and a mix of lies is dangerous no matter what it is saying, what party it is helping, anything or any country it’s about, it’s dangerous”. The House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer made his pre-vote remarks about Greene standing next to a large copy of Greene’s controversial Facebook photo. Hoyer said, “How awful, and they’re not “The Squad”. They’re Ilhan, they’re Alexandria and they’re Rashida. They are people. They are our colleagues”.
