Polis statement on mass shooting in Las Vegas

Statement

Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., gave the following statement about the mass shooting overnight in Las Vegas.

"I am devastated and horrified, but not shocked. Mass shootings must not become the new normal. While I am praying for the victims and everyone affected, I am also calling on my fellow members of congress to act. If not now, when? We can save lives while protecting our Second Amendment rights," said Polis.

Polis has cosponsored the bipartisan Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act, which would require comprehensive background checks for firearm purchases. He opposed anti-gun violence prevention bills that would have prevented the VA and the Social Security Administration from entering crucial mental health information into the federal background check database. He has also supported a resolution to establish a congressional committee on gun violence prevention.

Polis wrote an opinion-editorial in the Boulder Daily Camera outlining his support for three key priorities of the gun violence prevention movement: comprehensive background checks, ending the congressional ban on public health research into the root causes of gun violence, and prohibiting gun purchases to anyone on an FBI terrorism watch list.

Source