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- Quigley Secures Appropriations Language to Prevent Domestic Abusers From Obtaining Guns | Congressmahttps://quigley.house.gov/media-center/speeches/quigley-secures-appropriations-language-prevent-domestic-abusers-obtaining...Quigley re-introduced the bipartisan NICS Denial Notification Act, which will help law enforcement better enforce current gun laws by establishing an alert system to notify state and local law enforcement when criminals break the law attempting to acquire a gun. The bill also calls for a federal study of background check denials, which will help develop a risk-assessment tool for law enforcement to use in identifying denied gun purchasers who pose a higher risk for future violence. ...
- https://tenney.house.gov/issues/second-amendment-plan...The ATF has no business maintaining a digital, searchable database of law-abiding gun owners that could be used for future gun confiscation. Cosponsored H.J.Res. 44, the Pistol Brace CRA: This act would repeal the ATF’s unconstitutional pistol brace rule. ...
- https://scalise.house.gov/issues/2nd-amendment...Issues : 2nd Amendment Read More Scalise: We Must Protect the Second Amendment, Due Process, and the Rights of Law-Abiding Gun Owners June 24, 2022 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) issued the following statement regarding his opposition to the gun control bill on the House Floor today: Issues : 2nd Amendment Read More Five Years Later: Scalise Remembers Congressional Baseball Shooting June 14, 2022 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C . — House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends this morning to discuss the five-year anniversary of the Congressional Baseball Game shooting. ...
- https://panetta.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/panetta-evo.house.gov/files/documents/Newsletter_Panetta_March%202018.pdf...It was one of the deadliest mass shootings in United States. As a former prosecutor, I repeatedly saw first-hand the impact that gun violence has on our communities. Each year, about 30,000 Americans die in gun-related incidents, and twice as many are wounded, according to federal statistics. Nearly 35 percent of the gun- related deaths in this country are homicides, and over 60 percent of gun deaths are suicides. ...
- Congressman Dan Goldman Requests Information on Bank of America Decision to Reverse Ban on Financinghttps://goldman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-dan-goldman-requests-information-bank-america-decision-reverse-ban...Moynihan, We write with disappointment regarding the recent news that Bank of America has reversed its ban on financing assault-style gun manufacturers in response to pressure from Republican-led states, such as Florida and Texas. When the second-largest bank in the country backtracks on gun violence prevention, it sends a message to the entire industry: it’s permissible for other financial institutions to put short-term politics over the protection of American lives. ...
- https://williams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-williams-opposes-pelosi-s-bills-to-strip-second-amendment-rights...Penalizing a Texan with a year in prison and a $100,000 fine for lending a firearm to a neighbor for protection is outrageous and unjust. For gun control advocates who want to bring blue state gun laws to Texas, look no further than New York City. New York has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, but in 2020 had a 95% increase in shootings. ...
- Congressman Joe Neguse Leads 100+ Lawmakers In Asking President Biden to Regulate Concealable Assaulhttps://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-joe-neguse-leads-100-lawmakers-asking-president-biden-regulate...As Congress works to pass meaningful and common-sense gun violence prevention measures, this action can be taken by the Administration immediately to save lives and protect our communities.” For too long, gun manufacturers have designed and marketed concealable AR-15 style firearms which fire rifle rounds to circumvent the National Firearms Act, which is the federal law regulating the manufacture, transfer, and possession of certain classes of firearms. ...
- Reps. Crow, DeGette, Neguse, Pettersen, and Caraveo Introduce Resolution to Designate July 20 as Nathttps://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-crow-degette-neguse-pettersen-and-caraveo-introduce-resolution-to-designate-july-20-as-national-heroes-day-marking-12-years-since-the-aurora-theater-shooting...Today’s resolution builds on Congressman Crow’s longstanding fight for lifesaving measures to end gun violence in our communities, including to advocate for safe gun storage and ensure proper implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities law – the first comprehensive gun safety reform package in nearly 30 years. ...
- https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-strengthens-second-amendment-rights-active-duty-military-rv-ers...“This is a commonsense bill to ensure these individuals can practice their Second Amendment rights.” “As a hunter, a lawful gun owner and a supporter of the Second Amendment, I am committed to protecting the rights of lawful gun owners,” said Rounds . “The laws currently on the books do not go far enough in acknowledging the unique living situations of many Americans, including military families and full-time travelers. ...
- https://mikethompson.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/thompson-takano-kelly-mcbath-frost-urge-va-protect-veterans-after-misguided...My bill to enact extreme risk protection orders, or ‘Red Flag’ laws, has already begun providing funding to states to implement these programs," said Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07), Vice-Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. “Instead of building on this progress to help save American lives, our Republican colleagues are trying to undermine the very tools that keep law-abiding gun owners safe and keep firearms out of the hands of those who pose a danger to themselves or others. ...