Issue Position: Gun Violence Prevention

Issue Position

Each year, 33,000 Americans die from gun violence and another 130,000 are shot. Here in Colorado we've dealt with two of the nation's worst mass shootings in Aurora and Littleton. Coloradans know that we do not have to choose between Second Amendment protections and safer communities. As a hunter and former Army Ranger, I know that there are many responsible gun owners in Colorado, but also knows what guns are capable of and that common-sense reforms are needed to reduce gun violence.

Simple, common-sense laws that are supported by a huge majority of Americans can help make our communities, schools, and homes safer from gun violence. Background checks have prevented over 2.4 million gun sales to felons, domestic abusers, and dangerously mentally ill individuals. But, loopholes still allow up to 40% of gun sales to go unchecked. Coloradans support closing these types of loopholes.

Mike Coffman has taken more money from the gun lobby than anyone else in Colorado's Congressional delegation. I have pledged not only that I will not take any corporate PAC money, but I will never take a dime from the gun lobby. My priority in Congress will be to work towards solutions to gun violence and I will always put our children, our families, and our communities first.

See my Gun Violence Prevention plan for more details

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