Actions speak louder than words, and my record of protecting the second amendment rights of every American is long and clear.  The Second Amendment to the US Constitution has been under attack for decades and I have been honored to protect and defend it on the state and federal levels.  With a lifetime A rating from the NRA, I have defended our right to bear arms by co-authoring the Lifetime Handgun Permit in Indiana and authoring The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act as well as the Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act in the US Congress. As Chairman of the Republican Study Committee’s Second Amendment Initiative, I have actively promoted educational outreach and activism to promote our right to bear arms.  “The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”