Gun Violence Prevention
May 25, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as a member of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced the Public Health Violence Prevention Act to establish a “National Center for Violence Prevention” (NCVP) under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The center will be tasked with creating new programs, including the Public Health Violence Prevention Program (PHVP), aimed at deploying health-focused responses to violence and the prevention of violence across all sectors.
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Gun Violence Prevention
April 6, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), David Cicilline (D-RI), and 37 other House Democrats called on the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee to fund the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) at a level that supports data collection in all 50 states. Rep. Quigley has offered an appropriations amendment to secure this funding every year for the past three years.
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Gun Violence Prevention
April 5, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Kathleen Rice and 35 fellow House Democrats yesterday called on House appropriators to close the loophole that allows suspected terrorists to purchase firearms and explosives. In a letter to Commerce, Justice, & Science Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Culberson and Ranking Member José Serrano and Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Carter and Ranking Member Lucille Roybal-Allard, Rice, Quigley and House Democrats urged appropriators to authorize the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to prohibit individuals on the FBI Terrorist Watchlist from purchasing firearms and explosives.
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Gun Violence Prevention
April 5, 2017
On March 25, 2017 eight people were shot in the city of Chicago. The following day, twelve more people. Some were victims of retaliations and many more were left with new plans to retaliate, resulting in the continuation of a vicious and deadly cycle. As more shots are fired, more deaths occur, and more people are exposed to the trauma—and susceptible to the influence—of violence. While this sequence isn’t unique to Chicago, it is all too evident on the streets we call home. Violence of all forms is wreaking havoc in communities across the country, disproportionately impacting communities of color and shaving half a million years of life off our collective lifespan. But, it doesn’t have to be this way.
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Gun Violence Prevention
April 5, 2017
On March 25, 2017 eight people were shot in the city of Chicago. The following day, twelve more people. Some were victims of retaliations and many more were left with new plans to retaliate, resulting in the continuation of a vicious and deadly cycle. As more shots are fired, more deaths occur, and more people are exposed to the trauma—and susceptible to the influence—of violence.
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Gun Violence Prevention
February 14, 2017
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke on the House Floor about President Trump's unsubstantiated claim that undocumented immigrants are to be blamed for gun violence in Chicago.
Below is a video and transcript of the speech.
Issues:
Gun Violence Prevention
Immigration
January 25, 2017
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement after President Trump tweeted about Chicago gun violence:
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Gun Violence Prevention
October 5, 2016
House Democrats are calling on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to update a report it last published nearly two decades ago about gun violence to help inform public policy on the issue.
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Gun Violence Prevention
October 3, 2016
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Mike Thompson (CA-5), members of the Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce, sent a letter along with 46 of their Democratic colleagues to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) urging for the publication of an updated “Following the Gun” report, which examines where criminals obtain their firearms, in light of recent tragedies involving gun violence.
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Gun Violence Prevention
September 9, 2016
Our legislation will help law enforcement officials better enforce current gun laws and ensure that guns stay out of the hands of dangerous individuals.
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Gun Violence Prevention