{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-johnson-statement-passage-gop-s-guns-everywhere-bill", "Congressman Johnson Statement on Passage of GOPs Guns Everywhere Bill", "2017-12-07", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "Hank Johnson", "J000288", "hankjohnson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "H.R. 38, So-Called \u2018Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act\u2019 This Extreme, Dangerous GOP Bill Overrides State Concealed Carry Laws and Endangers Public Safety\u00a0 \nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement upon passage of the GOP\u2019s H.R. 38, the so-called \u201cConcealed Carry Reciprocity Act\u201d that creates a dangerous threat to public safety by forcing each state to recognize the concealed carry standards from every other state, even those that have dramatically weaker standards: \n\u201cConcealed Carry Reciprocity \u2014 H.R. 38 \u2014 is a chaotic, dangerous policy that would gut every state\u2019s gun laws and make our communities less safe. Rather than create a uniform standard, this bill would effectively turn the weakest state\u2019s laws into nationwide laws. It\u2019s outrageous that Congress is responding to two of the worst mass shootings in modern American history by weakening our federal gun laws. Preventing future tragedies can only happen when elected officials find the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and reject dangerous proposals like this one that put public safety at risk.\u201d\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-johnson-statement-passage-gop-s-guns-everywhere-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.810947036370635, "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"}