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Tammy Baldwin's Public Statements on Issue: Guns

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04/05/2023 Senator Baldwin Supports Commonsense Bills to Keep Communities Safe from Gun Violence and Help Save Lives
07/04/2022 Tweet - "The horrific mass shooting at the 4th of July parade in Highland Park is terrifying, and just heartbreaking. More innocent lives terrorized and taken away by the tragedy of gun violence."
06/23/2022 Senator Baldwin Votes for Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to Help Save Lives
06/23/2022 Tweet - "I support taking action on gun violence and this Wisconsin Senator voted to do that today. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will help protect Wisconsin's children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of gun violence across our state."
06/12/2022 Tweet - "The #PulseNightclub mass shooting took away 49 innocent lives. For the victims and the survivors of this gun violence, let us #HonorThemWithAction. #SayTheirNames"
06/12/2022 Tweet - "I stand on the side of taking action and this is a positive step forward that can help protect people from gun violence, mass shootings, and help save lives."
06/08/2022 Tweet - "I stand on the side of protecting our kids and communities, not with the gun lobby."
06/03/2022 Tweet - "The Senate has a moral responsibility to confront gun violence like the crisis that it is and start saving lives. #NationalGunViolenceAwarenessDay"
06/02/2022 Tweet - "Family and friends gathered to mourn for a funeral at Graceland Cemetery and became the victims of a shooting. My heart breaks for them and the Racine community. We must act on the epidemic of gun violence in America and we need to do it now to keep people safe and save lives."
05/26/2022 Tweet - "Senate Republicans just voted against the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, blocking a debate about racially motivated hate crimes, White supremacy, violent extremism, and gun violence in America. Instead of doing something, they choose to do nothing today."
05/25/2022 Tweet - "We cannot accept doing nothing every time this happens. I support passing legislation in the Senate that puts in place universal background checks for all gun sales."
05/24/2022 Tweet - "My heart breaks, again. A mass shooting at a school, again. More lives lost to gun violence, again. How many more times will we say again...and accept doing nothing? We have got to step up, take on this public health crisis, and start saving lives."
05/14/2022 Tweet - "I'm devastated to learn about the senseless gun violence in Milwaukee last night. My heart breaks for the victims, their families, & the MKE community. I hope for speedy recoveries. This is another unfortunate reminder we must work together to confront the scourge of gun violence"
02/14/2022 Tweet - "14 students & 3 educators had their lives taken away by gun violence at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. 4 years later Congress has failed to take action on gun safety reforms because of obstruction from Senate Republicans. We need to act and start saving lives. #MSDStrong"
12/16/2021 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Menendez and Booker Join Democratic Senate and House Colleagues in Urging Education Secretary to Provide Guidance to Parents on Gun Storage Safety
12/15/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Following Oxford High School Shooting, Van Hollen, Murphy, Thompson, Stabenow, Peters, Blumenthal, Slotkin Urge Department Of Education To Issue Guidance On Safe Gun Storage
11/30/2021 Tweet - "My heart goes out to the Oxford High School community in Michigan. Another tragic school shooting with more lives lost. We have a moral responsibility in Congress to confront gun violence like the public health crisis that it is, and we should…to help save lives."
11/19/2021 U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on the Verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial
06/23/2021 Senator Baldwin Supports Introduction of Expanded Legislation to Protect Domestic Abuse Survivors from Gun Violence
05/25/2021 Senator Baldwin Supports Introduction of Safe Gun Storage Act
03/09/2021 Baldwin Supports "No Check, No Sale" Bill to Close the Charleston Loophole
06/25/2020 Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce "No Check, No Sale" Bill To Close Loophole Allowing Gun Sales Without A Completed Background Check
06/12/2020 Tweet - "Four years ago, 49 innocent people were killed at #Pulse night club in Orlando. It's been over a year since the House passed gun safety reform legislation that can help save lives, and still @senatemajldr fails to act. Enough is enough. We must take action to end gun violence."
06/05/2020 Tweet - "Today, on National Gun Violence Awareness Day, I #WearOrange because black children and teens are 14x more likely than white children and teens of the same age to die by gun homicide."
05/22/2020 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

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