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Is Scott Perry a staunch advocate of the Second Amendment?

Matches stated direction. He voted against the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which added juvenile-record checks for gun buyers under 21 and new straw-purchase offences.

Scott Perry

Defending the Second Amendment

Matches stated direction

What they say

His campaign calls him a staunch advocate of the Second Amendment who stays vigilant against efforts to limit it.

“Scott Perry remains a staunch advocate of our Constitution’s Second Amendment”

What the record shows ·

He voted Nay on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in 2022, which added juvenile-record checks for gun buyers under 21 and new straw-purchase offences. It carried 234-193.

Limit: This is one vote. It shows the direction of his record, not every gun vote he has cast.

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  1. Patriots for Perry, issueshttps://patriotsforperry.com/issues/

    Patriots for Perry · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01; 1,060 words under twelve headings. Undated; several passages still refer to the Biden-Harris administration.

    candidate statement

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  2. House roll call 299, 2022 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On the motion to concur in the Senate amendments to the House amendment to S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, 2022-06-24. Passed 234-193. Perry (P000605) recorded Nay. Became Public Law 117-159.

    official legislative record

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  3. Public Law 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-117publ159/html/PLAW-117publ159.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 12001 adds a check of juvenile records to background checks for buyers under 21; section 12004 creates straw-purchase and trafficking offences.

    official legislative record

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