Public Safety Update 7/29/22

House Democratic leaders delayed planned votes this week on a package of public safety bills that included police grant funding and an assault weapons ban, amid division within their caucus… 

Congress has a history of failing to move on gun reform after mass shootings, but  a study found state gun laws do change after mass shootings…

Concerns over the gun industry’s marketing practices and accountability grew this week, prompting more proposed legislation, a day after the CEOs of two leading gun manufacturers told Congress they bore no blame in the recent mass shootings…

Following last month’s Supreme Court decision that struck down New York state’s strict gun control laws, Governor Kathy Hochul called an extraordinary legislative session to pass a new gun control bill… 

After several mass shootings this year, the U.S. seems more prone to mass shootings than other countries… 

This week, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing titled Law Enforcement Officer Safety: Protecting Those Who Protect and Serve…

Last week saw the implementation of the National 988 Lifeline…

A network of conservative activists falsely claiming former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election is working to recruit county sheriffs to investigate elections based on the false notion that voter fraud is widespread…