Gun violence isn’t an abstract issue for me. As Mayor, I’ve sat in too many living rooms with parents or grandparents who’ve lost kids to gun violence. I’ve been to too many funerals and watched children grieving the death of their friends. 

I’ve also seen that smart prevention, effective policing, and common-sense gun laws can actually make a difference.

As General Counsel to Connecticut’s Governor in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook, I helped to write the comprehensive set of common-sense gun laws that made Connecticut a model when it comes to gun safety.

As mayor, I supported new and expanded prevention initiatives and also demanded real accountability for people involved in gun violence.

As a member of Congress, I’ll bring that same commitment to Washington.  

I’ll fight for common-sense gun laws like universal background checks, an assault weapons ban, safe storage laws, red-flag laws, firearms education, accountability for repeat violent offenders, and serious consequences for gun dealers and gun manufacturers who break the law.

I’ll support vital community violence prevention work like violence interrupters and hospital-based violence intervention programs. 

And I’ll work to reverse the Trump administration’s damaging cuts to ATF, which is a vital partner in helping to trace crime guns and identify the illegal gun dealers that flood our streets with guns. ATF needs to be strengthened, not cut.