Chris Cox 8:47 a.m. ET April 28, 2017<\/p>\n
President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on April 26, 2017.(Photo: MIKE THEILER \/ POOL, EPA) <\/p>\n
After eight long years, we once again havea president who respects and cherishes individual freedom. For Americas law-abiding gun owners, theTrump administrationis proving to beamongthe best in history. Soits important to take stock of all he has accomplished on behalf of the SecondAmendment inaveryshort time. <\/p>\n
Thanks to President Trump,we are now back tohavinga 5-4pro-gunmajority on the U.S. Supreme Court. He appointed Jeff Sessionsas Attorney General,which means the Department of Justicewill return to focusing on prosecuting violent criminals instead oftargetinglaw-abiding gun owners.In Secretary of the Interior RyanZinke, Trump has appointed a man whois firmly committed to protecting hunting and shooting as priority uses on our public lands.In fact,Zinkerepealed one ofBarack Obamas most egregious anti-gun policieson his very first day on the job. <\/p>\n
Ultimately, politicians are judged on whether they keep their promises. Forlaw-abidinggun owners, Trump has kept his promises, after running as the most pro-Second Amendment candidate in history. <\/p>\n
Soonafter his inauguration, the president nominated NeilGorsuchto the Supreme Court.Justice Gorsuchbelieves in interpreting the law as the Framers intended. He will followthe example of Antonin Scalia,who wrote the majority opinion inthe most important Second Amendment decision inmodern history,District of Columbia v. Heller. That case reaffirmedthatthe Second Amendment protects the right of an individual to keep a firearm in their home for self-defense. Neil Gorsuch willprotect that right. <\/p>\n
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Sessions will restore the rule of lawto the Justice Department. As our nations chief law enforcement officer,he willwork vigorously to respectindividual freedoms of American citizenswhile making our communities safer by cracking down on violent criminals. <\/p>\n
Trump also made good on his promisewhen he nominated Zinketo lead the Interior Department.Zinke, aformer Navy Seal and avid outdoorsman, repealed theObama administration's ban on lead ammo on federal land on his first day in office.He knowsthat Americas sportsmen and women are critical toconservationandunderstands thatmanagementdecisions must recognize the importance of hunting, shooting, and other traditional uses on public lands. <\/p>\n
Trump has also acted to protect the self-defense rightsof Social Security beneficiaries, repealing an eleventh-hour Obama rule that banned them. <\/p>\n
For all he has accomplished, there is still a lot of work to do.Our fight is not over. But in Trump, we now have a president who trulybelieves in individual freedom. <\/p>\n
Chris W. Cox is executive director of theNational Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action. <\/p>\n
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