Skip to main content

Politicians make promises on their stump — we watch and hold them accountable.

Help keep the record honest →Create an account
PartialGun Safety

Alsobrooks's proposed gun-safety measures include implementing universal background checks, closing the gun show loophole, banning military-style weapons like AR-15s, and prohibiting bump stocks.

Sources (click to view full provenance)

Propose an edit to this promise's details

Suggest a sourced correction to the promise text, topic, scope, significance, or dates. Changing the promise text requires a source. Your suggestion is reviewed before it changes the record.

Sign in and complete the Contributor Agreement to propose an edit.

Assessments

evidence-backed verdicts

These are sourced verdicts from fact-checkers or community evidence reviews — not opinions.

PartialFact-checker reviewConfidence: 80%

Both cited PRIMARY sources were fetched and verified. (1) The Alsobrooks Senate office press release confirms she "joined...in the bicameral reintroduction of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025" as a co-sponsor (not lead author); the bill "would ban the sale, transfer, manufacture, and import of military-style assault weapons, high-capacity magazines," covering the military-style-weapons/AR-15 promised item. The quoted sentence appears verbatim and is attributed to Alsobrooks. (2) The Murphy Senate press release confirms Alsobrooks is a cosponsor (Murphy leads) of the Background Check Expansion Act, which "expand[s] federal background checks to all gun sales" and "extends to all unlicensed sellers, whether they do business online, at gun shows, or out of their home" — covering BOTH universal background checks AND closing the gun show loophole. The cosponsor sentence appears verbatim. Alsobrooks is thus a documented cosponsor on three of the four promised measures. The fourth item — prohibiting bump stocks — is not supported by either cited source and remains unconfirmed (listed on her platform but no legislative action verified). None of the bills was enacted (Senate minority). Because she is a cosponsor rather than the lead author (no CHAMPIONED-level leadership), acted on three of four measures, bump-stock action is unconfirmed, and nothing became law, PARTIAL is the correct rating — not FULL, ATTEMPTED, or CHAMPIONED. The outcome does not overstate the evidence.

Your opinion on this assessment(clearly labeled opinion)

Sign in to vote.

Discussion

community opinions

Comments are user opinions — not verdicts. They do not affect the official assessment.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Propose a correction

community accountability

See an error in the promise text, status, significance, or missing source? Submit a sourced correction — a reviewer will evaluate and apply it if accurate. Your submission must cite evidence; unsourced changes are not accepted.

Sign in or create an account to propose a correction.

Debate

sourced community arguments

These are sourced community arguments — not StumpWatch assessments. Each cites a source and is community-contributed; it does not change the official status or rating above.

No arguments yet

Be the first to weigh in. Every argument cites a source and is reviewed before it publishes. Create an account to add one and help keep this promise honest.

Add a sourced argument

Cite a source for your point. Submissions are held for reviewer approval before they appear.

Sign in or create an account to add an argument.

StumpWatch is live, and the record is still growing. Many promises and positions aren’t tracked yet, and some features are still in beta. Add a sourced promise and help keep the record honest.

Help keep the record honest →