Kirsten: absence of any federal law defining gun trafficking as a crime
This is the infuriating reality of gun violence, Robert: In one year, 10 states supplied nearly 50% of the guns recovered in crimes across the country – that’s about 21,000 guns illegally carried over state lines used in criminal offenses.
And there are STILL no federal laws preventing someone from driving guns across state lines to sell to violent criminals.
This is not a Republican or Democratic issue – it is a human issue with a commonsense solution: By cracking down on illegal gun trafficking, we can stop the flow of illegal guns and save innocent lives.
Yesterday, I proudly introduced the bipartisan Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking & Crime Prevention Act of 2015, which would make gun trafficking a federal crime and provide tools to law enforcement to get illegal guns off the streets and away from criminal networks and street gangs.
But I need you with me: Will you add your name now and tell Congress to crack down on the flow of illegal gun trafficking?
I am not willing to throw my hands in the air and say nothing can be done. Not while lives are being senselessly lost due to weapons in the hands of criminals. Not when there is such clear and reasonable action we can take to start curbing gun violence.
The absence of any federal law defining gun trafficking as a crime in this country is shocking – but we can act now to change that.
Please, add your name now and support the bipartisan Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking & Crime Prevention Act of 2015 to save lives from senseless gun violence:
Thank you for lending your voice to this urgent cause today. I’ll keep you updated on the conversation in Washington.
– Kirsten
