August 9, 2019 In the News

Washington leads in gun-violence prevention – a model for Congress

“We need strong federal gun laws. We need federal action that mirrors what we have already done in Washington state: strong background checks, extreme risk protection orders and tools to remove guns from people we can all agree are at risk of committing violence. We also need the federal government to treat white nationalist and alt-right hate groups like they would treat any other terrorist group responsible for American deaths. We must demand more to end the epidemic of gun violence in America.”

 

Read the full article by Renée Hopkins at the SeattleTimes.com.