Norton to Highlight Republican Efforts to Overturn D.C. Gun Violence Prevention Laws at Hearing, Wednesday

Statement

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will highlight Republican efforts to overturn the District of Columbia's gun violence prevention laws at tomorrow's Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on the nation's gun violence epidemic. Without statehood, a future Republican Congress could overturn D.C.'s gun violence prevention laws. In previous Congresses, Republicans have introduced legislation to eliminate D.C.'s gun violence prevention laws, including its ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and its universal background checks.

"With the recent tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, I am grateful that Chairwoman Maloney is holding tomorrow's extremely timely hearing," Norton said. "The District of Columbia has worked to protect its citizens by enacting common-sense gun violence prevention laws, including banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. I am mindful that a future Republican Congress could overturn the laws of the duly elected D.C. Council and will highlight that possibility in tomorrow's hearing. While I have defeated each effort in Congress to overturn D.C.'s gun violence prevention laws, the ultimate remedy for congressional interference in local D.C. matters is statehood for D.C."

The following current Republican Members of Congress have introduced bills or amendments during their tenures to overturn D.C. gun violence prevention laws: Senator Rand Paul (KY), Senator Marco Rubio (FL), Senator Joni Ernst (IA), Representative Jim Jordan (OH), Representative Thomas Massie (KY), Representative Louie Gohmert (TX), and Representative David Schweikert (AZ).

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