“... immediately call on Congress to pass far-reaching industry regulation like the Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection Act ... [which] would give the Treasury Department health and safety authority over the gun industry, and any rational regulator with that authority would ban handguns.” GivingIndustryAuthorityGunSafetyCongressProtectionRationalConsumersDepartmentReachingRegulationGun ControlBansFirearmsTreasuryBannedHandgunsRegulatorsAnti GunHealth And SafetyGun SafetyHandgun BanGun BanConsumer Protection Author:Josh Sugarmann
“Although the District of Columbiahas had a ban on handgun sale and possession since 1976, Washingtonresidents are held hostage by the lax gun laws of surroundingjurisdictions.” LawGunPossessionBansHostageHandgunsGun LawLax Author:Josh Sugarmann
“To end the crisis [of gun violence], we have to regulate -or, in the case of handguns and assault weapons, completely ban -the product. We are far past the [point] where registration, licensing, safety training, background checks, or waiting periods will have much effect on firearms violence.” EndsPastWaitingCasesViolenceEffectsProductsPeriodsWeaponsTrainingGunCrisisSafetyBackgroundsChecksAssaultBansFirearmsGun ViolenceHandgunsRegistrationAssault WeaponsLicensingBackground Checks Author:Josh Sugarmann
