Yesterday, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held a town hall on gun violence prevention.  The event featured Chief Troy Finner, Houston Police Department; Dr. Cedric Dark, MD MPH, FACEP, Founder and Executive Editor, Policy Prescriptions; and Norri Leder, Former Volunteer Texas Chapter Lead, Moms Demand Action.

“As gun violence continues to affect our community and our country, it is critical that Congress does all it can to create and provide critical tools for public safety,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “For too long, we have witnessed tragic shootings affect communities in Sandy Hook, Sutherland Springs, Parkland, Santa Fe, El Paso, Buffalo, Uvalde, and many more, and we know that gun violence devastates families across the country each and every day.  It was clear that people in our district want to talk about ways to prevent gun violence, and they want to come together to address them.  I am so grateful for the work and the partnership of our panelists, and I thank them, as well as our neighbors, for sharing their thoughtful perspectives at our town hall as we work to protect our communities from gun violence.” 

Last month, Congresswoman Fletcher voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, S. 2938, the largest federal gun safety legislation since 1994.  She also co-sponsored and voted for the Protecting Our Kids Act, H.R. 7910, which created common-sense gun safety legislation.  She also voted for the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, H.R. 2377, to establish a national red flag law to temporarily remove firearms from those who pose a threat to themselves or others.  

Last year, Congresswoman Fletcher co-sponsored and voted for the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, H.R. 8, to require universal background checks and close the loopholes in national background check systems that enable domestic abusers to purchase guns, and voted for the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021, H.R. 1446, which would close the Charleston Loophole, a federal law that allows gun purchases to move forward after three business days even if a background check has not been completed.  Both bills passed the House in March 2021.  

Congresswoman Fletcher is also a co-sponsor of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021, H.R. 1808, which the House is expected to consider soon.