I will never accept a dime from the gun lobby and I will work to pass commonsense laws to keep our schools and communities safe. I support a ban on assault weapons, mandatory background checks on all gun sales, and a healthcare system that provides comprehensive mental health treatment. In Congress I co-sponsored the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, to require background checks for all gun sales, supported legislation to close a loophole that currently allows a gun sale to proceed if a federal background check isn’t performed within 3 days, and worked to pass the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.