The Senate’s continuing resolution to end the 41-day government shutdown brings both relief and disappointment for gun rights advocates, extending protections against the veterans gun ban through 2030 while leaving over 200,000 veterans disarmed and maintaining full Biden era funding for the ATF.
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The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill attached to the continuing resolution includes language defunding the VA’s ability to report veterans with fiduciaries to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System through September 30, 2030. The Senate passed this measure 60 to 40 on November 9, 2025, providing $153.3 billion in discretionary funding for VA and military construction projects.
The National Association for Gun Rights acknowledged the progress while highlighting serious concerns. “The Senate has attached three of the twelve appropriations bills, including the MilCon/VA language, which defunds the veterans’ gun ban through 2030. But there’s more gun owners should be aware of,” the organization stated on X. The group outlined three key points.
“THE GOOD: The attached MilCon/VA appropriations bill defunds the veterans’ gun ban through September 30, 2030.
THE BAD: The CR does not adjust the ATF’s budget levels, maintaining them at Biden era funding amounts.
THE UGLY: While Congress achieved some progress on veterans’ gun rights, they failed to retroactively remove the over 200,000 veterans who have already been wrongly added to the NICS ‘no buy’ list.”
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