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Advancing Gun Safety Reform

Inaction from our political leaders in confronting the epidemic of gun violence must not be tolerated. Supporting the Second Amendment does not preclude robust background checks and limits on the purchase of dangerous weapons. Congress and state legislatures must strengthen and adopt gun-safety measures involving semi-automatic firearms, bump stocks, silencers, high-capacity ammunition clips and “cop-killer” bullets. Legislatures must pass common sense laws ensuring that guns do not end up in the hands of children, criminals and others unfit to bear weapons responsibly.
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Demand Universal Background Checks Aug 19, 2020
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