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Issue

Gun Violence Prevention

4
tracked promises
100%
of scored promises kept
3
stated positions
3/0
declared / inferred
3
officials on record

Officials on Gun Violence Prevention

Officials on this issue
DMark DeSaulnier2100%1
DRichard Blumenthal11
DTim Kaine11

Positions on record

  • Tim KaineStated position

    Committed to keep pushing for additional gun violence prevention legislation, including reinstating a federal ban on assault weapons through the reintroduced Assault Weapons Ban of 2025.

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  • Richard BlumenthalStated position

    Led the reintroduction of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, committing to reinstate a nationwide ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

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  • Mark DeSaulnierStated position

    Enact the Gun Safety Board and Research Act to establish a federal Gun Safety Board within the Department of Health and Human Services that conducts original research on reducing firearm violence, publishes policy recommendations, and runs a grant program funding firearm-violence-reduction research.

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