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Senator asks witness to defend Second Amendment; witness agrees
Summary
At the hearing's close, a senator asked Mister Blanch whether he would 'faithfully and vigorously defend' the Second Amendment; Mister Blanch replied, "Yes" and "Absolutely."
Near the end of the exchange the senator asked Mister Blanch whether he would commit, as attorney general, to 'faithfully and vigorously defending the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.' Mister Blanch replied, "Yes. Absolutely."
The transcript records the senator's question and the witness's unequivocal verbal commitment but does not detail subsequent policy steps, guidance, or rulemaking. The record contains a pledge in response to direct questioning, not a separate departmental policy statement.
