CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE OUTLINES NECESSARY GUN REFORMS TO PREVENT TRAGEDIES LIKE HIGHLAND PARK ATTACK

(Rochester, NY) –

“There are those who offer their thoughts and prayers when we see the kind of tragic gun violence that terrorized Highland Park families this weekend, yet offer no solutions. But there are solutions—in fact, I co-sponsor nearly two dozen different bills that would reduce gun violence and restore a sense of safety to our communities,” said Congressman Joe Morelle. “I’m urging my colleagues: please, find the courage to stand up to groups like the NRA that have had a chokehold on Congress for far too long. Find pieces of these dozens of bills that you might support, and let’s get to work making them happen.”

Gun Reform Legislation Congressman Morelle co-sponsors and supports:

Gun Reform Legislation Congressman Morelle co-sponsors and supports:

1. HR 1808 Assault Weapons Ban
   Bans the sale, transfer, manufacture, and importation of military-style assault weapons.
    
2. HR 8 Bipartisan Background Checks Act
   Mandates background checks on the sale or transfer of every gun.
    
3. HR 2510 Keep Americans Safe Act
   Bans the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines and limits magazines to no more than ten rounds.
    
4. HR 1004 Firearm Risk Protection Act
   Requires liability insurance for all firearm owners and purchasers.
    
5. HR 1752 Cool Off Act
   Would mandate a three-day waiting period before an individual may receive a purchased handgun.

6. HR 7910 Protecting Our Kids Act
   Raises the age to 21 to buy a semi-automatic rifle, bans high-capacity magazines, bans bump stocks, imposes safe firearm storage requirements and encourages use of best practices for safe storage, codifies an ATF rulemaking to better regulate ghost guns, and strengthens penalties for gun trafficking.
    
7. HR 825 Gun Violence Prevention Research Act
   Authorizes funding for research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention.
    
8. HR 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. 

9. HR 1454 Ghost Guns are Guns Act
10. Broadens the definition of firearm for purposes of federal firearms laws

11. HR 1446 Enhanced Background Checks Act
    Closes the “Charleston Loophole” and affords the FBI adequate time to conduct thorough background checks.

12. HR 2377 Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act
    Allows family and friends to request law enforcement the confiscate firearms from certain individuals deemed unsafe.

13. HR 2814 Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence

Removes existing immunity from liability for gun manufacturers, distributors, and dealers.
 

14. HR 3088 Untraceable Firearms Act
    Amends the existing definition of “firearm” under federal law to include gun kits and partial receivers, ensuring that ghost guns don’t escape federal firearm regulations.

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

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

17. HR 3929 Disarm Hate Act
    Would prevent the sale of firearms to individuals convicted of a hate crime.

18. HR 4118 Break the Cycle of Violence Act
    Authorizes funding to invest in effective community-based violence intervention programs and provide jobs to opportunity youth between the ages of 16-24.
     
19. HR 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

20. HR 5428 School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act

Requires the Department of Education (ED) to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety

21. HR 5678 Firearm Retailer Code of Conduct Act

To establish basic business practices and certification requirements for gun shop owners and employees.

22. HR 6225 Federal Firearm Licensee Act

Modernizes the business of selling firearms, including provisions from the Gun Theft Prevention Act

23. HR 6717 Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act

Ensures that the background check system used for firearms purchasers denies a firearm to a person prohibited from possessing guns by a lawful court order governing the pretrial release of the person