Common Sense Gun Reform

Every single day, 100 lives are lost due to gun violence. This adds up to over 30,000 lives each year. Thirty thousand children, neighbors, and friends taken because of a failure to enact common-sense legislation.

And sadly, it is not a matter of if but when Americans will turn on the television to see that, yet again, lives have been lost in a senseless tragedy at the hands of a perpetrator with a deadly firearm.

For years, I helped New York State become a leader on the issue of gun violence, helping to pass some of the strongest gun laws in our country -- and I am continuing that fight in Washington.

Just earlier this year, I introduced the Gun Theft Prevention Act, which sets security standards for firearms dealers to prevent deadly weapons from flowing on to our streets and into the hands of criminals. And I continue to support legislation that takes real, meaningful steps to end the devastating cycle of gun violence:

 

H.R.4423 Gun Theft Prevention Act
To require firearms dealers to fulfill minimum security standards, require the ATF to inspect dealers every three years, and provide for more staffing to the ATF. 

H.R. 3088 Untraceable Firearms Act
To prohibit the possession of any firearm that is undetectable by airport-level detection devices. 

H.R. 2510 Keep Americans Safe Act
To limit ammunition magazines to no more than 10 rounds and prohibit their future production for civilian use. 

H.R. 8 Bipartisan Background Checks Act
To require background checks on every gun sale or transfer. 

H.R. 1752 COOL OFF Act
To require three-day waiting period before a person may receive a gun after making a purchase. 

H.R. 748 Ethan’s Law
To allow for the injury or death of a minor resulting from unsafe storage of a firearm to be made a crime and punishable with prison time. 

H.R. 1808 Assault Weapons Ban
To ban the sale, transfer, manufacture, and importation of military-style assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines.

H.R. 4118 Break the Cycle of Violence Act
To build safer, thriving communities and save lives by investing in effective, community-based violence reduction initiatives.

H.R. 3509 The Safe Gun Storage Act
To direct Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish firearm storage safety standards.

H.R. 3480 Extreme Risk Protection Act
To encourage states to enact extreme risk laws to support law enforcement and protect families.

H.R. 3929 Disarm Hate Act to Reduce Gun Violence and Prevent Hate Crimes
To ensure dangerous individuals are prohibited from purchasing or owning firearms.

H.R. 825 Gun Violence Prevention Research Act
To authorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct critical, life-saving gun violence research.

H.R. 5678 Firearm Retailer Code of Conduct Act
To establish basic business practices and certification requirements for gun shop owners and employees.

H.R. 1560 Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act
To establish an interagency advisory council that would gather and distribute resources for victims of gun violence.