Biden To Sign Bill Protecting Hunting, Archery Education

Only hours after the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms blasted the Biden administration's attempt to eliminate funding for school hunter education and archery programs, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation to prevent the cuts, and now the White House has confirmed President Biden will sign the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act.

The bill passed the House 424-1 Tuesday. It was championed by members of both parties who recognized the administration had deliberately misinterpreted tenets of the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to cut funding for hunter safety, archery, and other student programs.

Joe Biden may be incapable of reading the writing on the wall, but there is no question the House and Senate members who almost unanimously passed this legislation do not suffer from the same foggy vision.

Kudos to lawmakers who acted swiftly this week to “nip this nonsense in the bud.” The administration's attempt to cut this important funding is “one more example of the Biden administration's extremist sentiments toward any program even remotely connected to activities that may involve the lawful use of firearms. Only one vote was cast against the House version of the bill, by a Texas Democrat.

This overwhelming action on Capitol Hill sends a clear message to the Biden White House that the administration's anti-gun fanaticism has crossed the line when it threatens school programs that teach our children genuine safety and valuable conservation. CCRKBA is proud to have played a part in this clear victory of common sense over crass extremism.

The Senate version was introduced earlier this month by Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Krysten Sinema (I-Arizona), and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina). Montana Democrat Jon Tester had introduced a separate measure. Congressman Mark Green (R-Tennessee) introduced the House version last month.