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- https://juliabrownley.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/National-Firearm-Suicide-Prevention-Day-Resolution.pdf...G:\M\18\BROWCA\BROWCA_110.XML g:\VHLD\082924\D082924.021.xml (943500|2) 2 2022, a firearm was used in 54.6 percent of all suicides in the United States; Whereas firearm suicide rates across the United States in- creased by 14-percent over the past decade; Whereas firearms are by far the deadliest method of suicide, 90 percent of suicide attempts with a gun are fatal; Whereas easy access to firearms triples the risk of suicide; Whereas 4,600,000 children live in homes with access to an unlocked or unsupervised gun; Whereas in 75 percent of youth firearm suicides the gun stor- age method was identified, the gun was stored loaded and unlocked; Whereas firearms are the most rapidly increasing suicide method for preteens in the United States; Whereas Hispanic children have seen the greatest increase in suicide rate, while Black children face the highest suicide rate amongst all preteens in the United States; Whereas 71 percent of veteran suicide deaths are the result of a firearm; Whereas simply storing a firearm safely is a factor known to reduce the likelihood of a gun owner dying by firearm suicide; Whereas recent studies have noted that even a 20-percent in- crease in the number of households in the United States practicing safe storage could prevent almost one-third of all annual gun deaths from suicide and unintentional shootings; Whereas a November 2017 Government Accountability Office report, ‘‘Personal Firearms: Programs that Promote Safe Storage and Research on Their Effectiveness’’, identified VerDate Nov 24 2008 13:41 Aug 29, 2024 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 C:\USERS\LMANDERSON\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\11.0\GEN\C\BROW August 29, 2024 (1:41 p.m.) ...
- Hayes, Raskin Lead Handgun Permit to Purchase Act Reintroduction | Press Releases | Congresswoman Jahttps://hayes.house.gov/2023/1/hayes-raskin-lead-handgun...“From the mass shootings that traumatize entire communities to the painful toll of daily gun violence in our neighborhoods, we must take action to end the avoidable tragedies roiling our nation. These bills provide a two-pronged approach to reduce gun violence: promoting responsible gun safety measures and providing law enforcement the tools they need to keep our streets safer. ...
- Alabama congressmen gear up for Second Amendment fight with ‘out-of-control’ President | Congressmanhttps://palmer.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/alabama-congressmen-gear-second-amendment-fight-out-control-president...It is a cultural problem and a problem of the heart by these criminals. No new gun laws can change the attitude of someone who is so lost in this world that they are bent on killing others. Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL2) said Congress should focus its efforts on mental health and terrorism, rather than gun control: President Obama is wrong to try to bypass Congress to unilaterally mandate his gun control agenda, and it won't stand. ...
- Congresswoman Robin Kelly, Senator Durbin Lead Congressional Support for ATF Proposed Rule to Expandhttps://robinkelly.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-robin-kelly-senator-durbin-lead-congressional-support-atf...We must implement further gun violence prevention measures, including ensuring that everyone who purchases a gun passes a background check. Under existing law, certain gun sellers can evade the requirement to perform background checks, potentially allowing firearms to fall into the wrong hands,” said Durbin. ...
- https://pallone.house.gov/media/press-releases/pallone-watson-coleman-call-action-combat-handgun-violence-nj-communities...Wahler and state and local officials called on Congress to act on common sense solutions to reduce gun violence. In April, Watson Coleman introduced the Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2018, with Pallone as an original cosponsor. The legislation would overturn an outdated 1986 law to build a framework of commonsense standards for handgun gun ownership in the United States by creating a federal licensing and registration process for gun ownership. ...
- https://quigley.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-quigley-co-authors-bipartisan-king-thompson-background-check-bill...As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Quigley has lead bills to increase funding to public safety and combat gun violence in the Chicago area. He has called on Congress to stand up to the gun lobby in America and believes Chicago's gun violence demands a federal response . His signature legislation, the TRACE Act , cracks down on the illegal gun market by improving gun tracking data and provides law enforcement the tools it needs to enforce current gun laws. ...
- Thompson Announces Liz Russell as Guest for President Biden's State of the Union Address | Representhttps://mikethompson.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/thompson-announces-liz-russell-guest-president-bidens-state-union-address...His commitment to stopping gun violence, particularly as a veteran and a gun owner, has been unwavering since he took the helm of the House Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce in 2012. As a survivor of gun violence myself, I am proud to work with him on Rock the Ride for Gun Violence Prevention, as a volunteer with California Moms Demand Action, and through local initiatives in Napa County focused on means safety suicide prevention and safe storage education," said Liz Russell. ...
- https://espaillat.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/espaillat.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/FINAL--AEspaillat22F-0585x11GunViolencev19_PR1-sm.pdf...PRESORT STD Espaillat.House.Gov /RepAdrianoEspaillat@RepEspaillat/RepEspaillat ESP-22F-1524 AEspaillat 22F-05 8.5x11 Gun Violence v19_PR1.indd 1AEspaillat 22F-05 8.5x11 Gun Violence v19_PR1.indd 1 6/17/22 11:186/17/22 11:18 WORKING TO END GUN VIOLENCE TRABAJANDO PARA PONERLE FIN A LA VIOLENCIA CON ARMAS DE FUEGO. ...
- https://robinkelly.house.gov/media-center/editorials/public-health-epidemic-must-be-addressed...As Congress begins to consider appropriations for FY2022, I am strongly urging my colleagues to increase funding to support the evidence-informed, community-based organizations that are on the frontlines of intervening to prevent gun violence. We have a long way to go in rebuilding trust and safety in our communities plagued by gun violence, but if we begin to treat gun violence like the public health emergency it is, we can fundamentally change the future of these communities for the better. ...
- https://quigley.house.gov/media-center/speeches/the-tragedy-of-inaction...No legislation will stop every tragedy, but passing commonsense gun laws will at least stop some. It is the LEAST we can do to honor the memory of those we’ve lost to gun violence and prevent the list of lives lost from growing. Thank you and I yield back. ...