Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (pronounced: “Boo-shon”) represents the Eighth District of Indiana, which encompasses all or part of 19 counties in Southwest and West Central Indiana.
Since coming to Congress, Larry has been a champion for advancing patient-centered health care reforms that will give patients and their doctors the freedom to make their own health care decisions as opposed to Washington bureaucrats. He has also been a leader in the fight to end the opioid epidemic, having been just one of eight lawmakers from around the nation recognized by the Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose in 2016 for his work on the issue. Beyond health care, Larry has also been a recognized leader on transportation issues when he previously served on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
I am a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment and will always fight to protect this vitally important right. The Founding Fathers understood that an individuals’ right to bear arms, as provided in the Bill of Rights, was essential to securing our personal freedoms. I firmly believe that law abiding citizens exercising their 2nd Amendment rights deter crime.
The solution to reducing gun violence in the United States is to strictly enforce existing laws and sentence offenders to the longest prison terms possible. I will fight to protect the 2nd Amendment from activist judges and elected officials who seek to weaken this fundamental right.