In 2018, you helped Democrats win the Majority in the House. And high on our agenda were two bills to expand background checks and close gun purchase loopholes. We passed them, and that legislation went to Mitch McConnell’s desk — where it sat, collecting dust. And since then, tens of thousands more lives were tragically lost to gun violence. I know we are not powerless to act in the face of this horrific violence and death. We can and must enact universal background checks. We can and must ban assault weapons and extended clips. We can and must end the unique immunity the gun industry enjoys while selling the most dangerous products. And so much more. Earlier this month, the House once again acted. We passed bills to enact a universal background check on all firearms purchases, no matter where the gun is purchased, no matter from whom it’s purchased. We acted to close the loophole that allowed the shooter who murdered nine people at an African American church in Charleston to purchase a gun he should have been denied. Now, those bills go to the Senate. They must act.
Let’s act. — Adam |