A new bill in Congress aims to rip out key gun-control pieces of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and reset federal law back to where it stood before 2022.
It’s called the Second Amendment Restoration Act of 2025, formally H.R. 6035, and it was introduced in the House on November 12 by Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas.
In a press release, Hunt says the bill is about undoing “dangerous provisions” that, in his view, weaponized federal dollars to push red flag laws and expand the background check system against law-abiding gun owners.
Gun-rights commentator Jared Yanis of Guns & Gadgets goes even further, telling viewers that Hunt is “trying to write a wrong” and directly targeting what he calls the most significant federal gun-control package in 30 years.
What The Second Amendment Restoration Act Actually Does
The official bill text on Congress’ website says H.R. 6035 has a very specific mission:
“To repeal the firearm-related provisions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.”
Section 2 of the bill lays out Congress’ findings, starting with a basic statement: the Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms.
Lawmakers backing the bill also declare that the firearm-related sections of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) imposed “unnecessary burdens” on that right, with no clear gain in public safety.
The heart of H.R. 6035 is Section 3, which repeals Title II of Division A of the BSCA – the main gun-related title – and Subtitle D of Title III, which dealt with education policy changes tied to firearms.
The bill doesn’t stop at simple repeal language.
It also includes detailed “restoration” provisions that tell federal law to snap back to the pre-BSCA status quo.
It instructs Congress to restore earlier versions of 18 U.S.C. §§ 921, 922, 924, 1956, 1961, and 2516, undoing the changes made by BSCA’s Title II.
It strikes the newer sections 932, 933, and 934 from the federal firearms chapter altogether.
Similar “roll-back” language appears for the Brady Act’s NICS provisions, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, 28 U.S.C. § 534 (justice information sharing), and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
In plain English, the bill is written as a reset button: take out BSCA’s gun-related sections and put the legal landscape back the way it was before 2022.
Hunt And Allies Say BSCA “Violated” Due Process
On his official site, Rep. Wesley Hunt frames the bill as a partial repeal of Joe Biden’s 2022 gun law, with a focus on two main targets.
First, he says the bill would repeal federal incentives for states to implement red flag laws, which he calls “a disastrous violation of due process and our Constitution.”
Hunt argues that paying states to adopt laws that let courts seize guns before a crime is committed crosses a constitutional line, especially when those laws can be triggered on thin or one-sided evidence.
Second, Hunt says H.R. 6035 would strip funding for the expansion of NICS, the federal background check system.
He claims BSCA’s NICS funding led to “unconstitutional delays that extend waiting periods for legal firearm purchasers,” particularly young adults who are supposed to be fully recognized as adults.
At the same time, Hunt stresses that his bill does not gut law enforcement tools against criminals.
His release highlights that the Second Amendment Restoration Act still allows agencies to prosecute illegal weapons trafficking.
The idea, in his words, is to ensure that “legal firearm owners and Americans hoping to exercise their Second Amendment right will no longer be swept up in overburdensome federal oversight.”
Hunt also says federal criminal justice databases should focus on crime control and prevention, “not monitoring law-abiding American citizens.”
That’s a familiar theme in Second Amendment politics: go after the bad guys, not the background-checked crowd.
Gun-Rights Groups Line Up Behind The Bill
Hunt’s office lists a who’s-who of national and state gun-rights organizations backing H.R. 6035.
The bill is endorsed by Gun Owners of America (GOA), the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR), Texas Gun Rights Association (TXGR), the Texas State Rifle Association (TSRA), and the National Rifle Association (NRA).
In the press release, Chris McNutt, president of Texas Gun Rights Association, blasts the BSCA as the “Cornyn gun-control disaster.”
He says Sen. John Cornyn not only “bankrolled red flag laws,” but also “ballooned the flawed NICS gun ban registry and handed the ATF a blank check to expand its war on gun owners.”
McNutt claims Hunt’s bill “rips Cornyn’s betrayal out by the root and stem.”
Dudley Brown, president of NAGR, uses similarly sharp language.
He calls Cornyn’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act “a backdoor assault on our God-given Second Amendment rights” and says Hunt’s Second Amendment Restoration Act “takes a sledgehammer to Cornyn’s unconstitutional nightmare.”
Alabama Rep. Barry Moore links the bill directly to Donald Trump’s broader agenda.
Moore says “President Trump is leading the charge to restore common sense and constitutional principles in Washington,” and frames Hunt’s bill as part of that mission.
He argues Biden-era gun-control rules “unfairly targeted law-abiding citizens,” and says H.R. 6035 will “restore our Founders’ intent” and refocus the federal government on violent criminals instead of responsible gun owners.
You can tell from the tone of these statements that, for many in the gun-rights world, this bill is less about small tweaks and more about symbolically torching what they see as a major betrayal inside the Republican Party itself.
Guns & Gadgets: “Trying To Write A Wrong”
On his YouTube channel Guns & Gadgets, host Jared Yanis tells his viewers that Hunt’s bill is “trying to write a wrong” that began in June 2022, when Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act after the Uvalde shooting.
Yanis calls BSCA the biggest federal gun-control package in roughly 30 years, and reminds his audience that it was signed by President Joe Biden and “championed by none other than Texas RINO John Cornyn.”
He walks through the original BSCA provisions: expanded background checks for buyers under 21, federal funding for state red flag laws, increased data collection, and enhanced enforcement on straw purchasing and trafficking.
Yanis concedes that some mental-health and school-safety language had broad rhetorical support but argues that, in practice, those parts haven’t delivered.
He tells viewers that “three years later, not a single school has been hardened” and mental-health funding is “just as bad as it was before,” while the gun-control machinery quietly grew stronger.
From Yanis’ perspective, H.R. 6035 is a “surgical strike” aimed at the worst parts of BSCA, not a total repeal.
He notes that Hunt’s bill leaves mental-health and victim-protection provisions on the books, along with school safety money.
What it does, he says, is go after three big pressure points:
- Red flag bribes – the federal grants that encourage states to adopt gun-seizure laws.
- Enhanced background checks for 18–20-year-olds, which he describes as unconstitutional delays.
- NICS expansion and state “coercion”, where federal dollars nudge local policy.
Yanis says this is where due process, state sovereignty, and gun rights “all collide,” and he clearly views Hunt’s bill as a step in the right direction.
Big Constitutional Themes: Due Process, Federal Power, And Delay
Both the bill text and its supporters keep circling back to a few major themes.
The first is due process.
Red flag laws allow a court to order firearms seized based on allegations that someone is a danger to themselves or others – often before any crime is charged.
Yanis argues that this framework runs head-on into the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments, because property is taken and rights are restricted on a standard far below “beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Hunt’s repeal of BSCA’s red-flag funding is meant to cut off the federal money pipeline that helped normalize those laws.
The second theme is federalism.
Hunt, McNutt, Brown, and Yanis all describe Washington’s grants as a form of “coercion” or “bribery,” using money to steer state legislatures toward a preferred policy without formally ordering them to comply.
For people who care a lot about state-level control, that’s a serious problem.
The third theme is delay and discrimination, especially for young adults.
Under BSCA, buyers under 21 face additional background-check steps that can stretch out the process.
Yanis and Hunt both highlight complaints from 18–20-year-olds who are legal adults in every other way but face extended scrutiny for simply trying to buy a firearm.
From their perspective, you shouldn’t have to wait longer to exercise a constitutional right just because of your birth date.
Whether someone agrees with that framing or not, it’s clear H.R. 6035 is built around these constitutional arguments – not just around policy preferences.
Can The Bill Actually Pass?
Even its supporters admit the Second Amendment Restoration Act faces steep political odds.
Yanis tells his audience that “no bill is guaranteed to become law,” especially one that rolls back gun control and has to clear a Senate that still operates under the 60-vote filibuster rule.
He reminds viewers that BSCA itself only passed because a bloc of Republicans, led by Cornyn, crossed over to support it.
He calls them “Republican traitors” and says Cornyn is “struggling” now that grassroots gun owners haven’t forgotten his role.
Because of that, Yanis frames H.R. 6035 as both a real legislative effort and a pressure tool.
He urges gun owners to call their representatives and senators, ask them to co-sponsor the bill, and show up at town halls to pin down candidates on whether they’ll support a rollback.
He also tells viewers to join groups like GOA, SAF, FPC, NRA, and NAGR, many of which have already endorsed Hunt’s legislation.
Realistically, the bill’s path will depend on the balance of power in Congress, the White House, and how much political capital leaders are willing to spend on revisiting the BSCA fight.
But even if it stalls, it sends a message: a large part of the gun-rights movement doesn’t just want to block new restrictions – it wants to undo the ones passed in 2022.
From a broader perspective, that’s the real story here.
H.R. 6035 is less about tweaking language in the U.S. Code and more about declaring that the last big “compromise” on guns never had the consent of the people who care the most about the Second Amendment – and that they’re not done trying to claw it back.
A former park ranger and wildlife conservationist, Lisa’s passion for survival started with her deep connection to nature. Raised on a small farm in northern Wisconsin, she learned how to grow her own food, raise livestock, and live off the land. Lisa is our dedicated Second Amendment news writer and also focuses on homesteading, natural remedies, and survival strategies. Lisa aims to help others live more sustainably and prepare for the unexpected.
