Gun Violence Prevention
December 6, 2017
Rep. Quigley released a statement after Republicans in the House passed the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38) to force states with strong concealed carry laws to honor concealed carry permits from states with weaker laws.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
November 29, 2017
Reps. Quigley and Meehan re-introduced the bipartisan NICS Denial Notification Act, which will help law enforcement better enforce current gun laws by establishing an alert system to notify state and local law enforcement when criminals break the law attempting to acquire a gun.
November 29, 2017
"We can create an additional layer of protection to ensure weapons stay out of the hands of the wrong people," said Quigley in a statement, describing the bill as "a common-sense step to mitigate the gun violence epidemic."
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
November 7, 2017
Rep. Quigley introduced legislation requiring the Attorney General to conduct a study and provide a report to Congress on possible links between mass shooters and a history of domestic violence.
November 7, 2017
"If we look at the recent mass shootings in Sutherland Springs, Orlando, and the Congressional Baseball Game practice, we see a noticeable trend: all these shooters acted alone and had prior history of domestic violence," Quigley said in a statement.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
October 10, 2017
“We can’t let the slaughter continue,” Quigley told the crowd. “Does life mean that little to you?” he asked after describing his experience at an Indiana gun show where an assault weapon was raffled off. “To the NRA I ask, does life mean that little to you? To my friends who won’t act, sadly my Republican friends in Congress, does life mean that little to you?”
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
October 9, 2017
“Does life mean that little to you?” Quigley said, after recounting his experience at an Indiana gun show where a high-powered rifle was being raffled off for $1 tickets. “To the NRA I ask, does life mean that little to you? To my friends who won’t act, sadly my Republican friends in Congress, does life mean that little to you?
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
October 6, 2017
“I think we all should anticipate and understand and assume that the threats are national and that they will go after our largest cities and our softest targets,” he said. “Chicago is obviously a target. We have many soft targets.”
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
October 4, 2017
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, spoke on the House Floor about Sunday's mass shooting in Las Vegas and the need for Members of Congress to take courageous action to save lives. Click here to watch the video or see full remarks, as prepared for delivery, below.
"Mr. Speaker, four years ago, 26 small children and teachers were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary, and Congress lacked the courage to act.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
October 3, 2017
“It is a statistical fact that we are way ahead on gun violence than the rest of the world. The point is regardless we still have to begin to address it. Just to say, ‘Well there’s nothing you can do’, it doesn’t really help the situation. The fact of the matter is, we at least can try to mitigate this as we’ve tried to mitigate all disasters.”
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention