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Vivek Ramaswamy on Gun Control

 

 


Second Amendment absolutist; supports constitutional carry

Self-described "Second Amendment absolutist" Ramaswamy says, "everyone has the right to carry a gun," including felons, Forbes reported in 2023. Instead of removing guns from law-abiding citizens, Ramaswamy said people who are "psychiatrically ill and dangerous and violent" should be removed from their communities and institutionalized.

In a 2023 Politico article, Ramaswamy confirmed his support for "everyone" to have an "assault weapon" and for "constitutional carry." He told Real American's Voice he is against Red Flag laws: "In April 2023, Ramaswamy told a crowd at an NRA event that he will 'shut down' the FBI and establish a new 'police apparatus' that will do background checks."

Aside from background check prior restraints that Ramaswamy supports (but then, so does the NRA), another concern for a politician who calls himself a "2A absolutist" is that his campaign website doesn't talk about the right to keep and bear arms at all.

Source: Firearms News on 2026 Ohio Gubernatorial race , Mar 19, 2026

The Second Amendment is our last line of defense

The Second Amendment is our last line of defense. You know who knew that? Our Founding Fathers knew it. The first shots that were fired in Lexington and Concord was because the British monarchy came to take the guns of the colonists. They came to take the guns because they knew where the guns and bullets were stored. Think of that gun registry today. The Founding Fathers said, what the British monarchy did to us, we will create a government to make sure that government never does it to you.
Source: C-SPAN on 2024 Presidential hopefuls , Apr 14, 2023

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