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Letter to Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Hon. Mike Rogers, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hon. Jim Inhofe, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - McHenry Sends Letter Urging Removal of Red Flag Provisions From NDAA

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By: Patrick McHenry, Mo Brooks, Steve Womack, David Schweikert, David Valadao, Ken Calvert, John Rutherford, Scott Franklin, Brian Mast, Drew Ferguson, Jody Hice, Marjorie Greene, Randy Feenstra, Mary Miller, Jim Banks, Larry Bucshon, Jacob LaTurner, Hal Rogers, Julia Letlow, Peter Meijer, Jim Hagedorn, Peter Stauber, Sam Graves, Michael Guest, Greg Murphy, Richard Hudson, Jr., Kelly Armstrong, Jeff Van Drew, Claudia Tenney, Brad Wenstrup, Bill Johnson, Dave Joyce, Markwayne Mullin, Stephanie Bice, Scott Perry, Joe Wilson, Sr., Ralph Norman, Jr., Tim Burchett, John Rose, Louie Gohmert, Jake Ellzey, August Pfluger, Randy Weber, Sr., Michael Burgess, Brian Babin, Rob Wittman, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Bryan Steil, Tom Tiffany, Liz Cheney, Jerry Carl, Robert Aderholt, Rick Crawford, French Hill, Bruce Westerman, Andy Biggs, Tom McClintock, Jay Obernolte, Devin Nunes, Mike Garcia, Neal Dunn, Kat Cammack, Bill Posey, Daniel Webster, Vern Buchanan, Greg Steube, Mario Diaz-Balart, Buddy Carter, Austin Scott, Andrew Clyde, Barry Loudermilk, Rick Allen, Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Mike Simpson, Mike Bost, Darin LaHood, Jackie Walorski, Jim Baird, Victoria Spartz, Trey Hollingsworth III, Tracey Mann, James Comer, Jr., Brett Guthrie, Steve Scalise, Mike Johnson, Andy Harris, Jack Bergman, Tim Walberg, Lisa McClain, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Vicky Hartzler, Billy Long, Trent Kelly, Steven Palazzo, Matt Rosendale, Virginia Foxx, David Rouzer, Madison Cawthorn, Ted Budd, Donald Bacon, Adrian Smith, Lee Zeldin, Elise Stefanik, Chris Jacobs, Steve Chabot, Jim Jordan, Bob Latta, Warren Davidson, Troy Balderson, Anthony Gonzalez, Kevin Hern, Frank Lucas, Tom Cole, Cliff Bentz, Dan Meuser, Fred Keller, Mike Kelly, Jr., Jeff Duncan, William Timmons, Dusty Johnson, Diana Harshbarger, Chuck Fleischmann, Scott DesJarlais, Mark Green, David Kustoff, Dan Crenshaw, Van Taylor, Kevin Brady, Michael McCaul, Kay Granger, Ronny Jackson, Pete Sessions, Beth Van Duyne, Michael Cloud, John Carter, Blake Moore, Burgess Owens, Robert Good, Ben Cline, Dan Newhouse, Cathy Rodgers, Scott Fitzgerald, Glenn Grothman, David McKinley, Alex Mooney
Date: Sept. 30, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending Legislative Branch

Dear Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Rogers, Chairman Reed, and Ranking Member Inhofe:

As you begin the conference committee process to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022, we write to strongly urge you to strike Sec. 529 of the House version, H.R. 4350. We are greatly concerned that if enacted, Sec. 529 would violate the Second Amendment rights of our nation's brave servicemembers by allowing military judges and magistrates to issue military court gun confiscation orders.

Even more concerning, under this provision, such an order could be issued by a military court on an ex parte basis -- meaning the order could be issued without the servicemember even being present in court to defend themselves. We believe this is a serious breach of due process that demands your full attention.

Every single day, brave American servicemembers serve in harm's way to defend our nation, our way of life, and the very constitutional rights that Sec. 529 would erode. This dangerous provision must be excluded from the final package. Again, we ask for your support to strike Sec. 529 of H.R. 4350 from the final conference report of the FY 2022 NDAA. Thank you for your attention to this important matter and please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.


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