Wyden Co-Sponsors Bills Aimed at Protecting Communities from Gun Violence
Legislation would save lives while safeguarding Americans’ constitutional right to own firearms
Washington D.C.—U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he is co-sponsoring two bills that would protect schools and communities from mass gun violence while underscoring Americans’ constitutional right to own firearms for legitimate self-defense, hunting, and sporting purposes.
“The Second Amendment’s right to bear arms doesn’t preclude common-sense gun laws regulating high capacity assault weapons designed solely for mass casualties and warfare,” Wyden said. “Our children, our families, our communities deserve action and I won’t sit idly by while needless gun violence continues to terrorize students and shatter American lives. Our kids deserve a life free from fear of gun violence—we all do.”
The Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act would regulate gas-operated semi-automatic firearms while underscoring the vital importance of Americans’ access to shotguns, rifles, and handguns.
The bipartisan Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts (BUMP) Act seeks to prohibit the sale of bump stocks and other devices or modifications that allow semi-automatic firearms to increase their rate of fire and effectively operate as fully automatic weapons.
In addition to Wyden, the GOSAFE Act was co-led by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Angus King (I-Maine), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and co-sponsored
by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii).
The BUMP Act, co-led by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev), was co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Angus King (I-Maine), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), in addition to Wyden.
Text of the GOSAFE Act is here.
Text of the BUMP Act is here.
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