Senate Passes Kennedy’s Amendment Protecting Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights

Mr. Kennedy struck a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to secure the amendment’s passage.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) speaks in Washington on March 21, 2022. J. Scott Applewhite/Pool/Getty Images

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) amendment that protects veterans’ Second Amendment rights when the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) steps in to manage their benefits.

“Veterans who sacrificed to defend our Constitution shouldn’t see their own rights rest on the judgment of unelected bureaucrats—but right now, they do,” Mr. Kennedy told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.