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Gun Violence Prevention is About More Than Politics, It’s About Life and Death, Influentials Must Take a Stand Against “Do-Nothing Politics”

June 7, 2022
Press Release

(Houston, TX) — On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

“We cannot continue to ignore the ongoing gun violence crisis in the United States. It is ravaging our country causing unimaginable grief to countless families. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2020 Texas had the most firearm-related deaths of all 50 states at 4,146 deaths. It needs to stop now. This is why today I am going back to Washington, DC to fight to protect American children and families from deadly mass shootings. Among the legislative priorities I will be supporting are: 

  1. Requiring a waiting period prior to the purchase of a weapon with some exceptions.

  1. The banning of bump stocks.

  1. The repeal of special immunity from liability laws enjoyed by the gun industry.

  1. Requiring licensing before the purchase of a firearm with training to include anger management and dispute resolution, as well as safe storage methods.

  1. The funding of a national summer youth job program with a dispute resolution and anger management component.

  1. Fully funding gun violence prevention research through the CDC.

  1. Closing the “gun show loophole” which allows a person to purchase a weapon from an unlicensed seller at a gun show without a background check.

Congressman Al Green concluded, “It is not enough for elected officials to take a stand. Members of federal and state legislatures need influential people of goodwill across the country to take a public stand as well. Influentials with the power to shape public opinion, such as chambers of commerce, need to make clear where they stand to politicians to help shape political opinion. It is our collective responsibility to embrace solutions which help to save lives. This is about more than politics, it is about the life and death of our children. Influentials of goodwill need to take a public stand against do-nothing politics.”

Congressman Al Green's letter urging the Greater Houston Partnership to take a public stand can be accessed here.