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Jan Schakowsky's Public Statements on Issue: Guns

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (IL) - District 9

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10/19/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, Steve Dettelback, Director of the ATF - Chairman Thompson, Reps. Cicilline and Espaillat Lead 135 Members on Ghost Gun Letter to POTUS, ATF, DOJ
07/29/2022 Schakowsky Statement on House Passage of Assault Weapons Ban
07/04/2022 Schakowsky Statement on Fourth of July Weekend Shootings in Chicago
05/27/2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader of the House, James Clyburn, Majority Whip of the House - House Gun Sit-In Organizers Call on House Leadership to Act on Gun Violence Prevention
04/11/2022 Letter to Marvin Richardson, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives - Requesting Updated Guidance on Illegal Machine Gun Conversion Devices
02/25/2022 Letter to Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General - Concern Regarding the Rise of Domestic Violence Involving Firearms
12/16/2021 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Menendez and Booker Join Democratic Senate and House Colleagues in Urging Education Secretary to Provide Guidance to Parents on Gun Storage Safety
12/15/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Following Oxford High School Shooting, Van Hollen, Murphy, Thompson, Stabenow, Peters, Blumenthal, Slotkin Urge Department Of Education To Issue Guidance On Safe Gun Storage
03/11/2021 Schakowsky Votes for Lifesaving, Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Bills
02/26/2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Representatives Joe Neguse, Lucy Mcbath Call for Biden Administration to Appoint National Director and Interagency Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention
04/09/2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and Chris Krebs, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security - Members of Congress Call on Homeland Security to Drop Gun Shops from Essential Business List
12/02/2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 100+ House Democrats urge House & Senate leadership to prioritize gun violence prevention research funding in FY2020 funding bill
11/19/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate - 130+ Democratic House Members Urge Senate Action on House-Passes Bills in Wake of Deadly Shootings
09/30/2019 E&C health subcommittee announces details for Chicago field hearing on public health threat of gun violence on October 3
08/07/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - 213 Democratic members urge McConnell to hold a vote on bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation immediately
06/13/2019 Menendez, Markey and Deutch Call for Ban on 3D Printed Guns
03/07/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Grijalva and Rep. Lowenthal Lead Congressional Letter on U.S. Firearms Sales to Mexico
02/16/2019 Schakowsky Statement on Aurora Shooting
10/27/2018 Schakowsky Statement on Synagogue Shooting in Pittsburgh
08/28/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
08/28/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
07/26/2018 Letter to the Hon. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and the Hon. Edward Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - Congress Members Demand Hearing on 3-D Printed Guns Settlement
03/24/2018 Happy Saturday!
03/07/2018 Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Sarbanes, E&C Dems Request Four More Gun Violence Epidemic Hearings
03/07/2018 Gun Violence

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