We told you back in 2022 how U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, worked with President Joe Biden and Democrats in the U.S. Senate to help pass the so-called Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) later utilized to issue several more Final Rules further restricting firearm ownership.
Now, in the midst of a reelection campaign that sees him running neck-and-neck with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Cornyn is denying that he worked with the Democrats to help get the anti-gun measure passed.
According to a report at dallasexpress.com, the pro-gun rights group Texas Gun Rights recently posted on social media: “Speaking of shooting, remember when you teamed up with Biden to spearhead gun control legislation?” Cornyn’s reply was a simple, “No.”
Either Cornyn’s memory is failing him or he’s trying to hide the fact that he was instrumental in the passage of the measure back in 2022. In fact, that’s the point Blaze Media personality Sara Gonzalez was making when she asked on social media: “Is John Cornyn senile, a liar, or both?”
The denial also gave Texas AG Paxton a chance to take a shot at Cornyn, who he’s seeking to unseat in the U.S. Senate.
“My promise to voters of Texas is that I will never be thanked by Joe Biden for helping him pass gun control legislation,” Paxton posted on X. “I wish John Cornyn could make the same promise.”
In fact, Cornyn’s denial isn’t even plausible. There’s no doubt that he aided in the passage of the bill, even voting “yea” when the final vote on the measure was taken.
At the time, Cornyn should have known better than to help with the bill. Despite his claims that he “thought it was important to demonstrate the Senate could work,” the National Rifle Association publicly opposed the legislation, warning that its vague language gave anti-gun officials nebulous authorities that could be abused to target law-abiding gun owners and firearm-related businesses. That assertion, of course, turned out to be correct.
Cornyn’s denial of being involved with the legislation comes only three months after Texas Gun Rights penned a letter to President Trump in which it aired its grievances over what it believes to be Cornyn’s lack of support for the Second Amendment.
“Dear President Trump, We, the members and supporters of Texas Gun Rights, write to you as dedicated defenders of the Second Amendment,” the letter stated. “We urge you in the strongest terms not to endorse Senator John Cornyn in his bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate.”
An Emerson College Poll released August 15 showed a statistical tie among GOP primary voters, with 30% backing Cornyn, 29% supporting Paxton and 37% undecided.
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