Issue Position: Ending Gun Violence

Issue Position

This, too, is personal for me. I was in sixth grade when Columbine happened. As afraid as I was back then, I never imagined mass shootings would become the new normal. Gun violence is an epidemic. Americans across this country deserve to live without fear of gun violence in what should be safe spaces -- schools, movie theaters, nightclubs, synagogues, churches, mosques. Thanks to corruption and partisan politics, Congress has failed to protect the American people.

As a member of Congress, I will support:

Universal background checks at the point of purchase.
Banning assault weapons.
Mandatory buyback of all assault weapons in the hands of civilians.
A 30-day waiting period for all gun sales.
Banning high-capacity magazines.
A nationwide gun licensing system and registry.
Closing loopholes such as the gun show loophole, boyfriend loophole, and Charleston loophole.
Civil liability for manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of firearms who negligently market their products to people who should not have them.
Declaring gun violence a national emergency.

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