Gun Violence
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement applauding the bipartisan Senate gun violence prevention legislative framework, which includes her work to prevent gun trafficking: |
WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Rep. Robin L. Kelly (IL-02), visited the White House to attend President Biden’s signing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Rep. Kelly voted to pass the historic legislation earlier this month.
CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) condemned the Trump Administration for permitting the sale of forced reset triggers, which enable semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) settled a lawsuit with the National Association for Gun Rights, which challenged a rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to ban forced reset triggers.
CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) gathered with community violence intervention (CVI) leaders and gun safety advocates to decry President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard. Following the recent decision by a federal judge to temporarily block National Guard activity in Illinois, Rep. Kelly remains vigilant against President Trump’s attacks on Chicago.
Rep. Kelly called out President Trump’s hypocrisy for sending the National Guard, allegedly due to crime levels, while rescinding $16 million in funds dedicated to Chicago CVI organizations.
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., introduced legislation on Dec. 10 that would provide $40 million in grants for state and local governments to purchase gunfire detection technologies.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) spoke out today in defense of community violence intervention (CVI) programs, which are proven practices to reduce gun violence and build safer communities. She was joined by: Reps. Maxwell Frost (FL-10) and Steven Horsford (NV-04); Gregory Jackson, former Executive Director of White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and national CVI advocate; and Dr. Chico Tillmon, Executive Director of the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA) with the University of Chicago Crime Lab.
Congresswoman Kelly submitted the following requests (in alphabetical Order) to the House Committee on Appropriations for FY22 Community Project Funding:
Rep. Robin Kelly has submitted funding requests for important community projects in the Second Congressional District of Illinois to the House Appropriations Committee.
WASHINGTON — Today, Reps. Robin Kelly (IL-02), André Carson (IN-07) and Lucy McBath (GA-06) introduced the Gun Safety Incentive Act. The bill promotes safe gun storage practices by providing a federal tax credit for individuals who purchase certified firearm safes and secure storage devices.