{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-calvert-statement-gun-control-legislation", "Rep. Calvert Statement on Gun Control Legislation", "2022-06-24", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Ken Calvert", "C000059", "calvert.house.gov", "calvert", "https://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement regarding the gun control legislation passed today by the House of Representatives:\n\n\"The gun legislation passed by the House would have done nothing to prevent the tragic events in Uvalde, and instead erodes the Constitutionally protected Second Amendment rights of Americans. Although I was pleased to see the bill prioritize investments in mental health programs, I could not support the provisions that subsidize state laws that eliminate due process protections for the seizure of law abiding citizens' constitutional rights. The bill would also create a two-tiered justice system for young adults seeking to exercise their constitutional right to keep and bear arms. I was proud to support the Mental Health and Well-Being Act in the House this week that deals with the underlying mental health crisis in this country that is the primary driver of these horrific mass shooting events; the House-passed mental health bill contains many of the mental health provisions included in the Senate's gun control bill without infringing on the Second Amendment. Earlier this week, I voted in support of legislation to establish an Active Shooter Alert system to save lives by notifying people in the event of an active shooter in their area. I hope to continue working with my colleagues to address the root causes of gun violence without undermining the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans.\"", 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://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-calvert-statement-gun-control-legislation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9573851712048054, "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"}