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Second Amendment Caucus
Co-Chairs	Thomas Massie (KY-4) Lauren Boebert (CO-3)
Founded	December 8, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-12-08)
Ideology	Second Amendment rights advocacy
National affiliation	Republican Party
Colors	Red
Seats in the House Republican Caucus	15 / 220
Seats in the House	15 / 435
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The Second Amendment Caucus, also known as the House Second Amendment Caucus, is a congressional caucus consisting of conservative and libertarian Republican members of the United States House of Representatives who support Second Amendment rights.

Electoral results

Election year	Overall seats	Republican seats	±
2016	14 / 435	14 / 241
2018	13 / 435	13 / 199	-1
2020	11 / 435	11 / 211	-2

History

The Second Amendment Caucus was originally established in 2004 by Representative Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) and existed under that name until 2008. Representative Paul Broun (R-GA) recreated it in 2009 and titled it the Second Amendment Task Force. Thomas Massie reestablished it in December 2016 in light of the 2016 election results with 13 other congressmen.

Members

Arizona

Paul Gosar (AZ-4, Prescott)

California

Darrell Issa (CA-50, San Diego)

Colorado

Lauren Boebert (CO-3, Rifle) Co-Chair

Georgia

Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14, Rome)

Kentucky

James Comer (KY-1, Tompkinsville)
Thomas Massie (KY-4, Garrison) Co-Chair

Kansas

Tracey Mann (KS-1, Salina)

Ohio

Warren Davidson (OH-8, Troy)

Pennsylvania

Scott Perry (PA-10, Dillsburg)

South Carolina

Jeff Duncan (SC-3, Laurens)

Texas

Pat Fallon (TX-4, Sherman)
Brian Babin (TX-36, Woodville)

West Virginia

Alex Mooney (WV-2, Charles Town)

Wisconsin

Glenn Grothman (WI-6, Fond du Lac)

Former members

Florida

Ted Yoho (FL-3)

Georgia

Jody Hice (GA-10, Bethlehem)

North Carolina

Mark Meadows (NC-11)

Michigan

Justin Amash (MI-3)

References

^ Isidro, Lorenz (December 8, 2016). "Press Release: Republican Congressmen Form the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus". Congressman Thomas Massie. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
"Committees and Caucuses". 3 January 2021.
"Colorado's newest congresswoman to co-chair 2nd Amendment Caucus in Congress". January 5, 2021.
"Caucuses". 3 January 2021.
"Committees and Caucuses". 3 January 2021.
"Committees and Caucuses". 3 January 2021.
"Committees | U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman".

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