{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=255", "Baird Releases Statement on the Safer Communities Act", "2022-06-24", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "IN", "James R. Baird", "B001307", "baird.house.gov", "baird", "https://baird.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement:\n\n\u201cIt is my sworn duty to protect our Constitutional rights and to consider policy to protect our communities, too,\u201d said Congressman Baird. \"Unfortunately, I don\u2019t believe this legislation would prevent future firearm-related tragedies like the ones we\u2019ve recently experienced, but I do believe it would infringe on law-abiding citizens\u2019 right to bear arms.\u201d\n\n\"As the Supreme Court reminded us this week, the \u2018right to bear arms\u2026is not a \u201csecond-class right, subject to an entirely different body of rules\u2026'\" I appreciate the improved mental health resources provided by this legislation to our schools and communities. However, I cannot support imposing a more cumbersome system on law-abiding citizens, particularly on adults under age 21, preventing them from exercising their Second Amendment rights.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:39:01Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=255"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9757271036505699, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}