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March 17, 2021 Tweet - "Atlanta was shocked last night by a series of shootings leaving 8 people dead--6 of Asian descent We can't lose our vigilance against the forces of hate, bigotry, discrimination--We must #StopAsianHate And we must move forward on legislation to help stop the gun violence epidemic" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 11, 2021 Congressman Joe Morelle Acts to Address Scourge of Gun Violence by Strengthening Background Checks, Closing Dangerous Loopholes Rep. Joe Morelle
March 11, 2021 Stefanik Votes Against Democrats' Gun Control Bills Rep. Elise Stefanik
March 11, 2021 Majority Leader Schumer Statement Following The House Passage Of The Bipartisan Background Checks Bill Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 11, 2021 Tweet - "I was the author of the original Brady background check bill when I was a member in the House And I'm so proud the House just passed the Background Checks Bill #HR8 @SenateDems will move forward to expand background checks, save lives, and help stop the epidemic of gun violence" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 11, 2021 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Opposes Bills Eroding Constitutionally Protected Second Amendment Rights Rep. Claudia Tenney
March 11, 2021 Suozzi, House Pass Two Pieces of Legislation to Expand Background Checks and Curb Gun Violence Rep. Tom Suozzi
March 11, 2021 Tonko Votes to Advance Popular, Lifesaving Gun Violence Prevention Bills Rep. Paul Tonko
March 10, 2021 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 10, 2021 Rep. Torres Votes for Lifesaving, Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Bills Rep. Ritchie Torres
March 10, 2021 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
March 10, 2021 Malliotakis Introduces Legislation Cracking Down on Illegal Purchase of Firearms Rep. Nicole Malliotakis
March 10, 2021 Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 Rep. Yvette Clarke
March 10, 2021 Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 Rep. Adriano Espaillat
March 9, 2021 Stefanik Introduces Second Amendment Guarantee Act Rep. Elise Stefanik
March 5, 2021 Gillibrand Announces Bills To Strengthen And Expand Background Check Requirements To Reduce Gun Violence Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
March 3, 2021 Reps. Schneider, Espaillat Introduce Legislation to Close the Ghost Guns Loophole Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
March 2, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States Gillibrand - Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Prioritize ATF Leadership And Gun Violence Prevention Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 2, 2021 Chairman Thompson, Joined by Democrats and Republicans, Reintroduce Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 2, 2021 Majority Whip Clyburn, Chairman Nadler Reintroduce the Enhanced Background Checks Act to Close the Charleston Loophole Rep. Jerry Nadler
Feb. 26, 2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Representatives Joe Neguse, Lucy Mcbath Call for Biden Administration to Appoint National Director and Interagency Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Feb. 19, 2021 Stefanik Co-Sponsors Bill to Strengthen 2 Nd Amendment Protections for Military Spouses Rep. Elise Stefanik
Feb. 19, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Duckworth Joins Van Hollen to Urge Biden Administration in Prioritizing Atf Leadership and Gun Violence Prevention Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 4, 2021 Tweet - "Gun Violence Survivors Week is dedicated to lifting up the stories of people who have borne the immense cost of our dangerously lax gun laws. @SenateDems are working for commonsense gun safety laws to break this cycle of suffering. http://momentsthatsurvive.org #GVSurvivorsWeek" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Eight years ago today, 20 children and six educators were murdered in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Today and every day, we honor their lives as we continue to fight for commonsense gun safety laws." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Sen Blumenthal demanded: --Enhanced Background Checks --Paycheck Fairness --Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal --Domestic Violence Survivor Protection --Veterans' Access to Child Care --Securing America's Federal Elections --Congressional Budget Justification Transparency GOP objected" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 19, 2020 Schumer statement following the fatal shooting in Rochester Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Rigas, Acting Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management - Menendez Leads Call to Prohibit NRA Foundation from Soliciting, Receiving Charitable Donations from Federal Employees Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - 214 Democratic Members Urge McConnell to Hold a Vote on Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Immediately Rep. Yvette Clarke
Aug. 6, 2020 With Gun Sales & Domestic Violence Surging Amid Pandemic, Blumenthal, Himes, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Close Dangerous Loophole to Protect Domestic Abuse Survivors Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "One year ago in El Paso, 23 people were killed and 22 wounded in the deadliest attack against the Latino community in recent US history. We must honor them with action. It's long past time for a Senate vote on the House-passed bipartisan universal background checks bill #HR8." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 13, 2020 Tweet - "A one-year-old boy was killed last night by a stray bullet. Struck down near a playground in Bedford Stuyvesant. Gun violence IS a public health crisis. We must stop it with the fierce urgency of now." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 9, 2020 GAO Report: Education Department Decision to Scrap Obama-Era School Discipline Guidance in Response to Mass Shootings is Unfounded Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 26, 2020 Letter to Regina Lombardo, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Congressman Joe Morelle Calls on ATF to Address Surge in Gun Shop Thefts Causing Flow of Dangerous Weapons onto Streets Rep. Joe Morelle
June 25, 2020 Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce "No Check, No Sale" Bill To Close Loophole Allowing Gun Sales Without A Completed Background Check Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth Joins Van Hollen, Colleagues in Call for Robust Funding for Background Checks, Gun Safety in Next COVID-19 Relief Package Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "We'll never forget the tragedy that took place at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston 5 yrs ago--9 innocent lives were mercilessly taken in their place of worship We won't stop fighting to root out bigotry, end gun violence, & close the loopholes that enabled this hate crime" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Americans are taking to the streets demanding change. But Senate Republicans want to wait another month or more before even just considering police reform?! By delaying action, Republicans are playing the same dangerous games they played after mass shootings last summer." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 12, 2020 Tweet - "How cruel do you have to be to announce a roll back of health protections for transgender Americans in the middle of a global pandemic, in the middle of #PrideMonth, and on the anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting?!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 12, 2020 Tweet - "4 years ago in #PrideMonth, 49 people were killed at #PulseNightclub Terrible reminder the LGBTQ+ community & particularly people of color within the community suffer disproportionally from gun violence Sen McConnell--We must vote on House-passed universal background checks bill" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 5, 2020 Tweet - "This #GunViolenceAwarenessDay We remember all Americans we've lost to gun violence And we remember Black Americans are 10x more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide Sen. McConnell--Put the House-passed universal background checks bill on the floor NOW #WearOrange" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 4, 2020 Tweet - "Sen McConnell's said--Coin of the realm in the Senate is floor time He hasn't put a COVID relief bill on floor in 5w;--PPP reform passed last night only once Dems forced action He said he'd "take a look" at policing reform--Will it be like his empty pledge to debate gun safety?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 3, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell yesterday talked about his June priorities. He didn't mention COVID-legislation--but the recession could deepen to a depression if we don't act! He said he'd "take a look" at policing reform legislation--but will this be like his pledge to debate gun safety?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 2, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell's refusal to unequivocally acknowledge Congress's role in addressing police brutality is shameful Saying we need to "look at this" rings as hollow as his pledge to have a debate on gun safety Sen. McConnell MUST pledge to put a policing reform bill on the floor" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and to the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Joins Push To Fund Gun Violence Prevention And Support Programs Amidst Covid-19 Crisis Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 15, 2020 Gillibrand Calls For Legislation To Ban "Ghost" Guns Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 14, 2020 Senators Introduce Legislation to Ban "Ghost" Guns as COVID-19 Pandemic Drives Demand for Untraceable Firearms Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
April 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Regina Lombardo, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - House Judiciary Members Seek Answers from ATF Regarding the Surge of Ghost Guns During COVID-19 Pandemic Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
April 9, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and Chris Krebs, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security - Members of Congress Call on Homeland Security to Drop Gun Shops from Essential Business List Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Warren Joins Colleagues in Calling for Strengthening Background Checks, New Federal Guidance Amidst Surge in Gun Sales Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Date Title Politician
March 17, 2021 Tweet - "Atlanta was shocked last night by a series of shootings leaving 8 people dead--6 of Asian descent We can't lose our vigilance against the forces of hate, bigotry, discrimination--We must #StopAsianHate And we must move forward on legislation to help stop the gun violence epidemic" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 11, 2021 Congressman Joe Morelle Acts to Address Scourge of Gun Violence by Strengthening Background Checks, Closing Dangerous Loopholes Rep.Joe Morelle
March 11, 2021 Stefanik Votes Against Democrats' Gun Control Bills Rep.Elise Stefanik
March 11, 2021 Majority Leader Schumer Statement Following The House Passage Of The Bipartisan Background Checks Bill Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 11, 2021 Tweet - "I was the author of the original Brady background check bill when I was a member in the House And I'm so proud the House just passed the Background Checks Bill #HR8 @SenateDems will move forward to expand background checks, save lives, and help stop the epidemic of gun violence" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 11, 2021 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Opposes Bills Eroding Constitutionally Protected Second Amendment Rights Rep.Claudia Tenney
March 11, 2021 Suozzi, House Pass Two Pieces of Legislation to Expand Background Checks and Curb Gun Violence Rep.Tom Suozzi
March 11, 2021 Tonko Votes to Advance Popular, Lifesaving Gun Violence Prevention Bills Rep.Paul Tonko
March 10, 2021 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 10, 2021 Rep. Torres Votes for Lifesaving, Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Bills Rep.Ritchie Torres
March 10, 2021 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
March 10, 2021 Malliotakis Introduces Legislation Cracking Down on Illegal Purchase of Firearms Rep.Nicole Malliotakis
March 10, 2021 Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 Rep.Yvette Clarke
March 10, 2021 Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 Rep.Adriano Espaillat
March 9, 2021 Stefanik Introduces Second Amendment Guarantee Act Rep.Elise Stefanik
March 5, 2021 Gillibrand Announces Bills To Strengthen And Expand Background Check Requirements To Reduce Gun Violence Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
March 3, 2021 Reps. Schneider, Espaillat Introduce Legislation to Close the Ghost Guns Loophole Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
March 2, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States Gillibrand - Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Prioritize ATF Leadership And Gun Violence Prevention Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 2, 2021 Chairman Thompson, Joined by Democrats and Republicans, Reintroduce Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 2, 2021 Majority Whip Clyburn, Chairman Nadler Reintroduce the Enhanced Background Checks Act to Close the Charleston Loophole Rep.Jerry Nadler
Feb. 26, 2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Representatives Joe Neguse, Lucy Mcbath Call for Biden Administration to Appoint National Director and Interagency Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Feb. 19, 2021 Stefanik Co-Sponsors Bill to Strengthen 2 Nd Amendment Protections for Military Spouses Rep.Elise Stefanik
Feb. 19, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Duckworth Joins Van Hollen to Urge Biden Administration in Prioritizing Atf Leadership and Gun Violence Prevention Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 4, 2021 Tweet - "Gun Violence Survivors Week is dedicated to lifting up the stories of people who have borne the immense cost of our dangerously lax gun laws. @SenateDems are working for commonsense gun safety laws to break this cycle of suffering. http://momentsthatsurvive.org #GVSurvivorsWeek" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Eight years ago today, 20 children and six educators were murdered in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Today and every day, we honor their lives as we continue to fight for commonsense gun safety laws." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Sen Blumenthal demanded: --Enhanced Background Checks --Paycheck Fairness --Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal --Domestic Violence Survivor Protection --Veterans' Access to Child Care --Securing America's Federal Elections --Congressional Budget Justification Transparency GOP objected" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 19, 2020 Schumer statement following the fatal shooting in Rochester Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Rigas, Acting Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management - Menendez Leads Call to Prohibit NRA Foundation from Soliciting, Receiving Charitable Donations from Federal Employees Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - 214 Democratic Members Urge McConnell to Hold a Vote on Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Immediately Rep.Yvette Clarke
Aug. 6, 2020 With Gun Sales & Domestic Violence Surging Amid Pandemic, Blumenthal, Himes, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Close Dangerous Loophole to Protect Domestic Abuse Survivors Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "One year ago in El Paso, 23 people were killed and 22 wounded in the deadliest attack against the Latino community in recent US history. We must honor them with action. It's long past time for a Senate vote on the House-passed bipartisan universal background checks bill #HR8." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 13, 2020 Tweet - "A one-year-old boy was killed last night by a stray bullet. Struck down near a playground in Bedford Stuyvesant. Gun violence IS a public health crisis. We must stop it with the fierce urgency of now." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 9, 2020 GAO Report: Education Department Decision to Scrap Obama-Era School Discipline Guidance in Response to Mass Shootings is Unfounded Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 26, 2020 Letter to Regina Lombardo, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Congressman Joe Morelle Calls on ATF to Address Surge in Gun Shop Thefts Causing Flow of Dangerous Weapons onto Streets Rep.Joe Morelle
June 25, 2020 Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce "No Check, No Sale" Bill To Close Loophole Allowing Gun Sales Without A Completed Background Check Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth Joins Van Hollen, Colleagues in Call for Robust Funding for Background Checks, Gun Safety in Next COVID-19 Relief Package Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "We'll never forget the tragedy that took place at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston 5 yrs ago--9 innocent lives were mercilessly taken in their place of worship We won't stop fighting to root out bigotry, end gun violence, & close the loopholes that enabled this hate crime" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Americans are taking to the streets demanding change. But Senate Republicans want to wait another month or more before even just considering police reform?! By delaying action, Republicans are playing the same dangerous games they played after mass shootings last summer." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 12, 2020 Tweet - "How cruel do you have to be to announce a roll back of health protections for transgender Americans in the middle of a global pandemic, in the middle of #PrideMonth, and on the anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting?!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 12, 2020 Tweet - "4 years ago in #PrideMonth, 49 people were killed at #PulseNightclub Terrible reminder the LGBTQ+ community & particularly people of color within the community suffer disproportionally from gun violence Sen McConnell--We must vote on House-passed universal background checks bill" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 5, 2020 Tweet - "This #GunViolenceAwarenessDay We remember all Americans we've lost to gun violence And we remember Black Americans are 10x more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide Sen. McConnell--Put the House-passed universal background checks bill on the floor NOW #WearOrange" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 4, 2020 Tweet - "Sen McConnell's said--Coin of the realm in the Senate is floor time He hasn't put a COVID relief bill on floor in 5w;--PPP reform passed last night only once Dems forced action He said he'd "take a look" at policing reform--Will it be like his empty pledge to debate gun safety?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 3, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell yesterday talked about his June priorities. He didn't mention COVID-legislation--but the recession could deepen to a depression if we don't act! He said he'd "take a look" at policing reform legislation--but will this be like his pledge to debate gun safety?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 2, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell's refusal to unequivocally acknowledge Congress's role in addressing police brutality is shameful Saying we need to "look at this" rings as hollow as his pledge to have a debate on gun safety Sen. McConnell MUST pledge to put a policing reform bill on the floor" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and to the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Joins Push To Fund Gun Violence Prevention And Support Programs Amidst Covid-19 Crisis Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 15, 2020 Gillibrand Calls For Legislation To Ban "Ghost" Guns Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 14, 2020 Senators Introduce Legislation to Ban "Ghost" Guns as COVID-19 Pandemic Drives Demand for Untraceable Firearms Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
April 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Regina Lombardo, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - House Judiciary Members Seek Answers from ATF Regarding the Surge of Ghost Guns During COVID-19 Pandemic Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
April 9, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and Chris Krebs, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security - Members of Congress Call on Homeland Security to Drop Gun Shops from Essential Business List Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Warren Joins Colleagues in Calling for Strengthening Background Checks, New Federal Guidance Amidst Surge in Gun Sales Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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