{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-votes-against-democrat-driven-bill-infringes-second", "Congressman Biggs Votes Against Democrat-Driven Bill That Infringes on Second Amendment Rights", "2022-06-08", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Andy Biggs voted against H.R. 7910, a compilation of multiple Democrat gun control bills. Each component\u2014from raising the age for purchasing semi-automatic rifles and shotguns, to restricting magazine size, to micromanaging gun storage\u2014would do little, if anything, to protect against future instances of violence, but would infringe Americans\u2019 Second Amendment rights and add bureaucratic hurdles for law-abiding citizens to exercise those rights.\n\n\u201cI unequivocally condemn the recent shootings that have occurred throughout our country,\u201d said Congressman Andy Biggs. \u201cBut it\u2019s inappropriate for Democrats to use the heightened emotions of a grieving nation to push through a radical, anti-Second Amendment agenda.\n\n\u201cSadly, the root cause of the spates of violence we\u2019re experiencing cannot be easily fixed by the federal government. For decades, my colleagues on the Left have pushed policies that have broken down the family, increased isolation, and driven wedges into society.\n\n\u201cThe public will not be safer under new gun control laws\u2014the lawlessness in Democrat-run cities is a prime example of that fallacy. What will make the public safer, especially in our schools, is repealing laws that create gun-free zones, ensuring that there are armed school resource officers in schools to protect students, and improving the physical security of schools.\n\n\u201cI will not stand by while Democrats infringe a God-given, constitutionally protected right by lying to the American people.\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://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-votes-against-democrat-driven-bill-infringes-second"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7065131105482578, "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"}