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Attorney General Ken Paxton@KenPaxtonTX · Apr 1, 2026

No Republican has tried to destroy the 2nd Amendment more than John Cornyn. While he’s trampled our Constitutional…

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The author claims to have won multiple legal victories defending gun rights, including lawsuits against the Biden Administration's ATF regulations on firearms sales, stabilizing braces, and suppressors, as well as Supreme Court arguments protecting handgun carrying rights and church carry laws.

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    No Republican has tried to destroy the 2nd Amendment more than John Cornyn.  While he’s trampled our Constitutional freedoms, I have consistently secured win after win for Americans’ gun rights.  🧵🧵🧵

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    When the Biden Administration used the radical Cornyn-Biden gun control bill as a justification to unlawfully ban private firearms sales, @GunOwners and I sued and won—securing an injunction halting the rule.  texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/…

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    I secured a victory in my lawsuit alongside @GunOwners against the corrupt Biden Administration ATF by stopping a rule targeting pistol owners who use stabilizing braces. texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/…

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    I joined @GunOwners in filing a lawsuit and fighting to stop the enforcement of certain provisions of the National Firearms Act.  gunowners.org/gun-owners-of-…

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    I filed a lawsuit against the ATF to stop the enforcement of federal regulations regarding firearm suppressors made in Texas.  texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/…

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    I issued an opinion declaring that municipal and county authorities may not use emergency powers to regulate or restrict the sale of firearms. texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/…

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    I fought in the Supreme Court to protect the right of Americans to carry a handgun outside of their home. texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/…

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    I issued a legal opinion defending the right of Texans to carry weapons in churches. texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/…

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    I sued Austin to defend Texans’ right to open carry. oag.state.tx.us/news/releases/…