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Oct. 8, 2015
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2015
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 -- Motion to Proceed
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2015
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Commonsense Gun Legislation
Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Aug. 3, 2015
Schumer (Amy) Stands With Schumer (Chuck) In Call To Action For Tighter Laws On Guns On Heels Of Another Mass Shooting; Actress Endorses Senator's New Push To Preserve Mental Health Funding Now In Danger Of Drastic Cuts & To Strengthen Gun Background Check System Full Of Fatal Holes; Cousins Vow New Fight In support Of Victims & Families
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 29, 2015
Schumer Asks FBI To Open Full Investigation Into How Lafayette Shooter Was ABle To Get His Gun, Saying It Is the Only Way To Get To Bottom Of Tragic Shooting; Potential Flaws In Background Check System Requires Fed Oversight And More Info Could Expose Flaws, Prevent The Next Tragic Shooting
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 28, 2015
Letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Background Checks by Major Gun Retailers
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 14, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on the Flow of Illegal Guns to New York State Through the "Iron Pipeline" and Prevent Gun Violence
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 13, 2015
Congressional Black Caucus
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 12, 2015
Gillibrand With NYPD, Everytown For Gun Safety & Community Advocates Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Crack Down On The Flow Of Illegal Guns Through The "Iron Pipeline" And Gang Violence -- With 3 NYPD Officers Murdered By Illegal Guns In A Span Of 4 Months This Year, Time For Congress To Act
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 7, 2015
Schumer: New Gun Grip iPhone Case Likely Violates Federal Law; Senatory Calls on Amazon & Ebay To Immediately Stop Selling Disaster Waiting To Happen Case Made To Look Exactly Like A Real Gun; Case Creates Danger When Seen In Kids' Pockets; Urges Feds To Block Gun Grip Case Now
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2015
After South Carolina Tragedy, Schumer Launches New Effort To Pass Significant Background Check, Common Sense Gun Safety Legislation; Weak Laws Allow People Who Shouldn't Obtain Guns To Get Them & Use Them In Massacre After Massacre; Senator Will Invoke 1993 Brady Bill Passage As Model To Emulate, Take Action Americans Are Calling For
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 6, 2015
NYPD Hero Kille By Out-Of-State Gun; Schumer Demands Federal Crackdown On 'Iron Pipeline' & Gun Runners Who Bring Stolen Firearms From Georgia to NYC; Senator Urges ATF To Zero In On States Responsible For Torrent Of Stolen Guns To NYC Streets In Push To Protect The Public And The Cops That Protect Them
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2015
Schumer: Because of NRA Pressure, Individuals on the Terrorist Watch List Can Legally Purchase Firearms & Explosives in U.S.; Senator Calls for Legislation to Add Known & Suspected Terrorists to NICS Database, in Light of Recent Rise in Domestic Terrorism Threats
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 26, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America - Full Funding of National Violent Death Reporting System
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 27, 2014
Stefanik Wins National Shooting Sports Foundation PAC Support
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Sept. 12, 2014
Letter to Tom Frieden, Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC on Gun Violence Research Efforts
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 26, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - 163 Members of Congress Demand a Vote, Not Silence, to Prevent Gun Violence
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
May 29, 2014
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Rep. Gregory Meeks
April 9, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Stop Import of Military-Style Firearms
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Feb. 3, 2014
Gillibrand, Schumer to Urge Obama Administration's "Task Force to Prevent Gun Violence" to Include First Federal Law Cracking Down on Illegal Guns and Enhanced-Background Check Legislation in Final Recommendations Due this Month
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2013
Schumer Backs Legislation That Would Outlaw Making Weapons Using This Technology That Can Slip Through Metal Detectors -- And On To Planes - Unnoticed
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2013
Legislation Would Bar Those On Terrorist Watch List From Purchasing Weapons, And Will Also Aid In Common Sense Efforts To Close Gun Show Loophole
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2013
Letter to Vice President Joseph Biden - "Task Force to Prevent Gun Violence" to Include First Federal Law Cracking Down on Illegal Guns and Enhance-Background Check Legislation in Final Recommendations Due This Month
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2013
Executive Session
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 13, 2013
The Hill - Dems Vow Passage of Background Check Bill
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 23, 2013
Letter to Todd Jones, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives - We Support Obama Administration Firearm Policies
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 17, 2013
Meng Marks Six-Month Anniversary of Newtown Shooting
Rep. Grace Meng
June 13, 2013
Letter to Members of the Senate - Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 6, 2013
CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript - Guns
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2013
Letter to Chairwoman Mikulski and Vice Chairman Shelby - Fund Federal COPS Hiring Program
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 25, 2013
U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Background Check System
Rep. Yvette Clarke
April 19, 2013
Our Time Press - Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Marks First Three Months in Congress
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
April 18, 2013
Meng Issues Statement on Senate's Defeat of Background Checks for Gun Purchases
Rep. Grace Meng
April 17, 2013
Capital - The New Congressman From Gun-Afflicted Brooklyn Is Hopeful On Background Checks
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
April 17, 2013
Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 17, 2013
Gillibrand Statement on Today's Gun Safety Votes in the U.S. Senate
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 16, 2013
Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 -- Continued
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 15, 2013
Schumer Sounds Alarm on New, Dangerous Amendment That Would Dramatically Undercut New York's Tough Gun Laws, Allowing Virtually Anyone to Carry Concealed Weapon on Mass Transit, in Times Square, at Sports Stadiums
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 14, 2013
CNN "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" - Transcript - Immigration Reform and Guns
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 14, 2013
NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript - Immigration, Guns, and President Obama's Budget
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 14, 2013
NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript - Immigration Legislation and Guns
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 7, 2013
CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript - Guns and Immigration
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 31, 2013
NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript - Immigration Legislation and Guns
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 7, 2013
Major Momentum Continues for First Federal Law on Gun Trafficking: Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Illegal Guns Passes Judiciary Committee with Support of Ranking Member Grassley
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
March 7, 2013
The Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
March 4, 2013
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 17, 2013
CNN "State of the Union with Candy Crowley" Transcript: Jobs and the Economy
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 13, 2013
Gun Violence Prevention
Rep. Grace Meng
Feb. 5, 2013
Gun Violence
Rep. Yvette Clarke
Jan. 30, 2013
Senators Kirk and Gillibrand Introduce First Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill of New Congress
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Oct. 8, 2015
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2015
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 -- Motion to Proceed
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2015
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Commonsense Gun Legislation
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Aug. 3, 2015
Schumer (Amy) Stands With Schumer (Chuck) In Call To Action For Tighter Laws On Guns On Heels Of Another Mass Shooting; Actress Endorses Senator's New Push To Preserve Mental Health Funding Now In Danger Of Drastic Cuts & To Strengthen Gun Background Check System Full Of Fatal Holes; Cousins Vow New Fight In support Of Victims & Families
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 29, 2015
Schumer Asks FBI To Open Full Investigation Into How Lafayette Shooter Was ABle To Get His Gun, Saying It Is the Only Way To Get To Bottom Of Tragic Shooting; Potential Flaws In Background Check System Requires Fed Oversight And More Info Could Expose Flaws, Prevent The Next Tragic Shooting
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 28, 2015
Letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Background Checks by Major Gun Retailers
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 14, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on the Flow of Illegal Guns to New York State Through the "Iron Pipeline" and Prevent Gun Violence
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 13, 2015
Congressional Black Caucus
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 12, 2015
Gillibrand With NYPD, Everytown For Gun Safety & Community Advocates Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Crack Down On The Flow Of Illegal Guns Through The "Iron Pipeline" And Gang Violence -- With 3 NYPD Officers Murdered By Illegal Guns In A Span Of 4 Months This Year, Time For Congress To Act
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 7, 2015
Schumer: New Gun Grip iPhone Case Likely Violates Federal Law; Senatory Calls on Amazon & Ebay To Immediately Stop Selling Disaster Waiting To Happen Case Made To Look Exactly Like A Real Gun; Case Creates Danger When Seen In Kids' Pockets; Urges Feds To Block Gun Grip Case Now
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2015
After South Carolina Tragedy, Schumer Launches New Effort To Pass Significant Background Check, Common Sense Gun Safety Legislation; Weak Laws Allow People Who Shouldn't Obtain Guns To Get Them & Use Them In Massacre After Massacre; Senator Will Invoke 1993 Brady Bill Passage As Model To Emulate, Take Action Americans Are Calling For
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 6, 2015
NYPD Hero Kille By Out-Of-State Gun; Schumer Demands Federal Crackdown On 'Iron Pipeline' & Gun Runners Who Bring Stolen Firearms From Georgia to NYC; Senator Urges ATF To Zero In On States Responsible For Torrent Of Stolen Guns To NYC Streets In Push To Protect The Public And The Cops That Protect Them
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2015
Schumer: Because of NRA Pressure, Individuals on the Terrorist Watch List Can Legally Purchase Firearms & Explosives in U.S.; Senator Calls for Legislation to Add Known & Suspected Terrorists to NICS Database, in Light of Recent Rise in Domestic Terrorism Threats
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 26, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America - Full Funding of National Violent Death Reporting System
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 27, 2014
Stefanik Wins National Shooting Sports Foundation PAC Support
Rep.Elise Stefanik
Sept. 12, 2014
Letter to Tom Frieden, Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC on Gun Violence Research Efforts
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 26, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - 163 Members of Congress Demand a Vote, Not Silence, to Prevent Gun Violence
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
May 29, 2014
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Rep.Gregory Meeks
April 9, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Stop Import of Military-Style Firearms
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Feb. 3, 2014
Gillibrand, Schumer to Urge Obama Administration's "Task Force to Prevent Gun Violence" to Include First Federal Law Cracking Down on Illegal Guns and Enhanced-Background Check Legislation in Final Recommendations Due this Month
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2013
Schumer Backs Legislation That Would Outlaw Making Weapons Using This Technology That Can Slip Through Metal Detectors -- And On To Planes - Unnoticed
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2013
Legislation Would Bar Those On Terrorist Watch List From Purchasing Weapons, And Will Also Aid In Common Sense Efforts To Close Gun Show Loophole
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2013
Letter to Vice President Joseph Biden - "Task Force to Prevent Gun Violence" to Include First Federal Law Cracking Down on Illegal Guns and Enhance-Background Check Legislation in Final Recommendations Due This Month
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2013
Executive Session
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 13, 2013
The Hill - Dems Vow Passage of Background Check Bill
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 23, 2013
Letter to Todd Jones, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives - We Support Obama Administration Firearm Policies
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 17, 2013
Meng Marks Six-Month Anniversary of Newtown Shooting
Rep.Grace Meng
June 13, 2013
Letter to Members of the Senate - Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 6, 2013
CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript - Guns
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2013
Letter to Chairwoman Mikulski and Vice Chairman Shelby - Fund Federal COPS Hiring Program
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 25, 2013
U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Background Check System
Rep.Yvette Clarke
April 19, 2013
Our Time Press - Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Marks First Three Months in Congress
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
April 18, 2013
Meng Issues Statement on Senate's Defeat of Background Checks for Gun Purchases
Rep.Grace Meng
April 17, 2013
Capital - The New Congressman From Gun-Afflicted Brooklyn Is Hopeful On Background Checks
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
April 17, 2013
Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 17, 2013
Gillibrand Statement on Today's Gun Safety Votes in the U.S. Senate
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 16, 2013
Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 -- Continued
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 15, 2013
Schumer Sounds Alarm on New, Dangerous Amendment That Would Dramatically Undercut New York's Tough Gun Laws, Allowing Virtually Anyone to Carry Concealed Weapon on Mass Transit, in Times Square, at Sports Stadiums
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 14, 2013
CNN "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" - Transcript - Immigration Reform and Guns
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 14, 2013
NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript - Immigration, Guns, and President Obama's Budget
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 14, 2013
NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript - Immigration Legislation and Guns
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 7, 2013
CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript - Guns and Immigration
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 31, 2013
NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript - Immigration Legislation and Guns
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 7, 2013
Major Momentum Continues for First Federal Law on Gun Trafficking: Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Illegal Guns Passes Judiciary Committee with Support of Ranking Member Grassley
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
March 7, 2013
The Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
March 4, 2013
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 17, 2013
CNN "State of the Union with Candy Crowley" Transcript: Jobs and the Economy
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 13, 2013
Gun Violence Prevention
Rep.Grace Meng
Feb. 5, 2013
Gun Violence
Rep.Yvette Clarke
Jan. 30, 2013
Senators Kirk and Gillibrand Introduce First Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill of New Congress
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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