I support investing in proven community policing and crime diversion programs to keep our streets, homes, and communities safe. We can both invest in our local police forces and demand accountability from those we count on to protect us. I have been a consistent voice for more resources for local law enforcement to address the rising and evolving crime around the country.
I was an original cosponsor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would hold police accountable by addressing qualified immunity, bar chokeholds, create national law enforcement standards and improve transparency into police misconduct and use-of-force.
We must also address the endemic gun violence in America so our families and communities are safe. As a mother and grandmother, I am sickened and outraged by the seemingly never-ending incidents of gun violence. While there is no one law or set of laws that will prevent every senseless shooting, we must do more to address this tragic cycle of gun violence. I serve on the Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and remain committed to finding sensible solutions to this problem. I support expanding background checks, banning the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons, and implementing extreme risk protection orders, also known as red flag laws, as the foundation of commonsense gun reforms. I support the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act which will help protect our children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across our country. I am a cosponsor of the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act, which would allow victims of gun violence to sue gun manufacturers, dealers, and sellers for negligence, unlawful marketing, and trafficking, removing the industry’s special legal immunity. I support the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act, legislation that would place limits and safeguards on the online market for ammunition to stop dangerous individuals from easily obtaining ammunition over the internet.
