Gun Control
Protecting the safety and security of Massachusetts' schools, streets and communities is of the utmost importance to Senator Markey, who supports common-sense gun control reforms, including universal background checks for all firearms sales, reinstituting the ban on assault weapons, making gun trafficking a federal crime, a prohibition against high capacity ammunition magazines, and closure of the loopholes surrounding the creation of undetectable, plastic guns.
In 1994 in the House of Representatives, Markey was successful in his bipartisan effort to get President Bill Clinton to place an emergency moratorium on the importation of military style assault weapons from China, including the AK-47 and Uzi. At the time, it was estimated that between 425,000 and two million modified rifles had been imported into the United States since 1991, selling for less than $130 per gun.
- Markey Leads Senators in Query of CDC on Gun Violence Research Efforts Posted on 09/12/14
- Markey Joins Blumenthal On Legislation To Protect Domestic Violence Survivors From Gun Violence Posted on 06/17/14
- Senator Markey & Rep Maloney Call on NRA to denounce threats against smart gun sellers Posted on 06/03/14
- Sen. Markey & Rep. Maloney Introduce Legislation to Fund Gun Violence Research Posted on 05/21/14
- Senator Markey & Rep. Maloney Joined By Gun Victim Advocates, Medical and Health Professionals To Introduce Legislation to Address Gun Violence Posted on 05/20/14
- Markey Statement on Facebook and Instagram Policy to Limit Gun Sales Posted on 03/05/14
- Markey and Maloney Applaud President’s Inclusion of $10 Million in Budget for CDC Gun Violence Research Posted on 03/04/14