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Trustee Archive
In 2020, there were about 430 million civilian guns in circulation in the U.S. An additional 4.5 million guns are held by the military, while law enforcement agencies have another 1.2 million, for a total of 398.7 million guns. This accounts for nearly half the world’s firearms, and makes America the most armed country on Earth. Nearly every gun in the United States begins as a legal gun, manufactured legally and initially sold by a federally licensed gun dealer to an individual who passes a federal background check. Each day, a firearm is stolen every 90 seconds - or nearly 380,000 guns stolen each year, many of which are later used to commit violent crimes. One survey reported an estimated 40,000 guns were stolen just from cars alone in 2021. It is generally accepted that theft is an important source of guns for youth and criminals.
Pending Legislation: H.R.2418 - Gun Trafficker Detection Act
Sponsor: Rep. Sean Casten (IL)
Status: House Committee on the Judiciary
Chairperson: Rep. Jim Jordan (OH)
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- I oppose reforming current firearm theft policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Mike Johnson (LA).
- I support requiring gun owners to report the theft or loss of a firearm to law enforcement within 48 hours, with violations subject to criminal and civil penalties. And requiring states to use at least 5% of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to implement effective management and collection of data related to lost or stolen firearms that are reported to law enforcement. And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Jim Jordan (OH) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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I support requiring gun owners to report the theft or loss of a firearm to law enforcement within 48 hours, with violations subject to criminal and civil penalties. And requiring states to use at least 5% of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to implement effective management and collection of data related to lost or stolen firearms that are reported to law enforcement. And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Jim Jordan (OH) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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- Representative
If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Rep. Jim Jordan (OH) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting him to favorably consider passing H.R.2418 - Gun Trafficker Detection Act.
And wish to pass H.R.2418 - Gun Trafficker Detection Act.
- Giffords
If elected as a trustee, Giffords will be awarded the funds pledged to his issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to advocate for establishing security requirements for gun dealers including background checks for their employees, inspection requirements for the ATF, and reporting requirements for individual gun owners.
Mission: Our country is in the grip of a gun violence epidemic. Every American will know a victim of gun violence in their lifetime—this is not normal, and it doesn’t have to be this way. Giffords is fighting to end the gun lobby’s stranglehold on our political system. We’re daring to dream what a future free from gun violence looks like. We’re going to end this crisis, and we’re going to do it together.
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- No trustee votes received.
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| Poll Opening Date |
February 26, 2024 |
| Poll Closing Date |
March 03, 2024 |
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