ICYMI: Chairman Williams Introduces Bill to Protect Gun-related Businesses from Politically Motivated Bias

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A July 16, 2025 release stating that Congressman Roger Williams, Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, introduced the Equal Shot Act of 2025. The release says the bill will prevent the Small Business Administration and its Administrator from discriminating against firearm-related businesses when it comes to accessing financial assistance. It reproduces a Washington Reporter article by Matthew Foldi dated July 16, 2025, which states that the Act only applies to firearm-related businesses that meet the other eligibility requirements. The article says the NRA, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) support the legislation.

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ICYMI: Chairman Williams Introduces Bill to Protect Gun-related Businesses from Politically Motivated Bias
Source(print): https://smallbusiness.house.gov/news/documentprint.aspx?DocumentID=407287

ICYMI: Chairman Williams Introduces Bill to Protect Gun-related Businesses from Politically Motivated Bias 

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 ICYMI: Chairman Williams Introduces Bill to Protect Gun-related Businesses from Politically Motivated Bias 

 Washington ,
 July 16, 2025 
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 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman  Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, introduced the Equal Shot Act of 2025 , which will prevent the Small Business Administration and its Administrator from discriminating against firearm-related businesses when it comes to accessing financial assistance.  
 In Case You Missed It: 
 “EXCLUSIVE: New legislation aims to ensure SBA doesn’t discriminate against gun businesses” 
 Washington Reporter 
 Matthew Foldi 
 July 16, 2025 
 Rep. Roger Williams (R., Texas) is rolling out the House’s latest pro-Second Amendment legislation, according to a bill obtained exclusively by the Washington Reporter. 
 Williams, the chair of the House Committee on Small Business, is introducing the Equal Shot Act of 2025, which prevents the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its Administrator — currently filled by former Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler (R., Ga.) — from financial assistance discrimination against firearm-related businesses. 
 “The Small Business Administration has no place deciding which small businesses succeed based on political preferences,” Williams said of his latest move. “The Equal Shot Act of 2025 makes sure firearm-related businesses are treated fairly and not penalized for supporting the Second Amendment.” 
 “These are law-abiding job creators who strengthen local economies across America, and they deserve the same equal access to federal resources as any other small business,” the Texas Republican continued. 
 The Equal Shot Act only applies to firearm-related businesses that meet the other eligibility requirements. 
 During Loeffler’s most recent election, she scored an “A” rating from the NRA. 
 Williams’s legislation is already supported by the NRA, Gun Owners of America (GOA), and the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR). 
 The bill is a far cry from the Democrats’ ever-present gun control push. 
 During the Obama administration, the White House had a policy, dubbed “Operation Choke Point,” which was a “scheme to deny banking services to firearm businesses,” according to gun rights groups. 
   
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