Gun Violence Prevention
Safer Communities Through Gun Violence Prevention
Coloradans have dealt with some of the nation's most tragic mass shootings. As a hunter, gun owner, and former Army Ranger, Jason knows we don't have to choose between Second Amendment protections and safer communities.
Enacting common-sense laws -- policies that are supported by a huge majority of Americans -- can help reduce violent crime and make our communities, schools, and homes safer.
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Below please find Rep. Jason Crow's remarks:
Congressman Jason Crow will be joined by Mary Majok of metro Denver at the State of the Union on Tuesday. Ms. Majok's son, Potros Mabany, was killed in Aurora in March 2018 by gun violence. He was 21 years old.
Today Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06) and Rep. Lucy McBath (GA--06) will serve as Vice Chairs of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force for the 116th Congress.
On the 8th anniversary of the shooting in Arizona that wounded Gabby Giffords, H.R. 8 is introduced in the House
Today, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) signed on to co-sponsor H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. The bill, introduced on the eighth anniversary of the shooting that wounded Gabby Giffords and 12 others and killed six in Arizona, would strengthen our nation's background checks system and help keep firearms out of the wrong hands.
Similar to Colorado's universal background checks law, the bill would require background checks on all firearm purchases including all commercial and private sales and most firearm transfers between individuals.
Rep. Jason Crow today joined the new House Democratic majority in introducing H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping package of reforms that will change balance of power in Washington and put the American people back in charge of our democracy. The three-pronged reform package will address voting rights, campaign finance reforms and ethics reform.
H.R. 1 offers some of the most transformational and comprehensive democracy reforms in more than four decades and follows through on a major Democratic midterm election promise to clean up the chaos and corruption Washington.
Today, former army ranger Jason Crow was sworn into the United States House of Representatives. As a first-time candidate, this is Crow's first time holding office. During the event, Rep. Crow was joined by his wife Deserai Crow and two children, Anderson and Josephine.