Carbajal and Feinstein to Trump: Take Action to Pass GVRO Bill

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) asked President Trump for his support to pass their bipartisan GVRO (Gun Violence Restraining Order) Act, H.R. 2598. Last week, the President and Vice President supported the implementation of GVROs nationwide, laws that are currently law in the Vice President's home state of Indiana as well as in California.

"The President called on Congress last week to find common ground and work toward solutions that can prevent tragedies like the one in Parkland, Florida," said Rep. Carbajal. "GVROs do just that, disarming individuals in crisis while maintaining due process. I am hopeful to see the President and Vice President express their support for this commonsense measure to provide law enforcement a tool to temporarily disarm individuals in crisis, but we also need their leadership to demand a vote on this bipartisan bill."

"In the days since the Parkland shooting, NRA officials and Republican lawmakers have repeatedly said that we need to take guns away from those who exhibit so-called "red flags.'" said Senator Feinstein. "What the gun lobby and Republicans fail to mention is that in many states those red flags aren't reason enough to take someone's gun away. The legal process to do so just doesn't exist. Only a handful of states have a legal process to take those guns away, while the vast majority of states leave families with little recourse if they fear their loved ones want to hurt themselves or others. If the president and Republicans are serious about addressing this issue, they should support our Gun Violence Restraining Order Act, which would help states put such court processes in place."

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