Gun Violence Prevention
June 12, 2016
“Congressman, thanks so much for joining us, we really appreciate it. President Obama called this “terror” and “an act of hate,” and we know that the shooter called 9-1-1 and pledged his allegiance to ISIS; ISIS claiming responsibility, is that what you are hearing, do all signs point to ISIS, Congressman?”
June 8, 2016
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, Robin Kelly (IL-02), David E. Price (NC-04), Nita Lowey (NY-17), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and 141 other members called on House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to lift the de-facto ban on federal gun violence research.
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Gun Violence Prevention
February 12, 2016
The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) announced their support of the bipartisan NICS Denial Notification Act, H.R. 4320. U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Patrick Meehan (PA-07) introduced the bill in January.
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Gun Violence Prevention
February 5, 2016
A bipartisan bill to ensure state and local law enforcement are notified when a prohibited person tries to buy a gun has been referred to a House subcommittee. The NICS Denial Notification Act of 2016 was sent to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations on Wednesday.
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Gun Violence Prevention
February 5, 2016
Over the last 15 years, more than 1.16 million illegal attempts to buy guns were flagged and stopped by the current federal background check system – usually because the person trying to buy the gun was a convicted felon.
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Gun Violence Prevention
February 2, 2016
There is no perfect solution for ending all gun violence, but we know from the experiences of other countries that a combination of small but practical policy solutions can severely reduce it.
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Gun Violence Prevention
January 5, 2016
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley and Patrick Meehan 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.
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Gun Violence Prevention
December 22, 2015
Moving forward into 2016, I will continue to use my position in Congress to fight to improve the economy and help increase the safety of families, individuals, and communities across my district, as well as the nation.
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Gun Violence Prevention
December 16, 2015
Rep. Mike Quigley joined U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline and other gun violence prevention advocates to introduce the Assault Weapons Ban of 2015, which prohibits the sale, transfer, production, and importation of new military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
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Gun Violence Prevention
December 8, 2015
Wednesday afternoon, Americans witnessed the aftermath of yet another mass shooting, this time in San Bernardino, California. It happened to be the second mass shooting of the day and the 355th of the year – equating to more mass shootings than days in the year.
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Gun Violence Prevention