{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcbath.house.gov/2026/06/09/mcbath-democratic-womens-caucus-thompson-dingell-highlight-domestic-violence-solutions-during-gun-violence-prevention-month/", "McBath, Democratic Women\u2019s Caucus, Thompson, Dingell Highlight Domestic Violence Solutions During Gun Violence Prevention Month", "2026-06-09", "2026", "2026-06", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "Lucy McBath", "M001208", "mcbath.house.gov", "mcbath", "https://mcbath.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Rep. Lucy McBath (D\u2011GA\u201106), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee and a member of the Democratic Women\u2019s Caucus, convened a press conference to spotlight common\u2011sense, evidence\u2011based tools proven to prevent domestic violence. The event, titled \u201cStopping Domestic Violence with Common\u2011Sense Tools,\u201d highlighted key legislative efforts during Gun Violence Awareness & Prevention Month. Rep. McBath leads the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act (FERPO), legislation that empowers loved ones and law enforcement to intervene in moments of crisis through federal \u201cred-flag\u201d laws.\n\nMembers participating included Democratic Women\u2019s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fern\u00e1ndez (NM\u201103), Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Mike Thompson (CA\u201104), and Co\u2011Chair of the Bipartisan Working Group to End Domestic Violence Debbie Dingell (MI\u201106). The full video of the press conference can be found here.\n\n\u201cEvery day in this country, survivors of domestic violence are navigating a terrifying reality. Too often, the most dangerous moment is when a victim tries to leave an abuser. When a gun is present, that danger becomes deadly,\u201d said Rep. McBath. \u201cI know the pain of gun violence personally. My son Jordan was taken from me, and that loss drives every step of my work. Red flag laws save lives. They empower loved ones and give law enforcement the tools to intervene before a crisis becomes a tragedy. During Gun Violence Awareness & Prevention Month, we are calling on our Republican colleagues to bring this legislation to the floor. The American people deserve better. They have been crying out for safety, for humanity, and for action. I am grateful to my colleagues with the Democratic Women\u2019s Caucus, the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and the Bipartisan Working Group to End Domestic Violence for standing in this fight. We have never forgotten the families who carry this trauma, and we will not stop until life\u2011saving tools are available to every community. Together, we will protect the American people.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe will never forget the victims of domestic violence because we owe them that. Their pain does not disappear,\u201d said Rep. Leger Fern\u00e1ndez. \u201cEvery month, more than 70 women in America are shot and killed by an intimate partner. Nearly six million women have had a gun used against them by someone who claimed to love them. Those who survive are left with deep emotional scars, and too many never get the chance to rebuild their lives. These tragedies are not inevitable. They are preventable. That is why we are calling on House Republican leadership to bring bipartisan, life\u2011saving legislation to the floor. There are simple, common\u2011sense steps we can take right now to protect our communities that the Democratic Women\u2019s Caucus is fighting for every day. Let\u2019s protect everybody in every community.\u201d\n\n\u201cI\u2019m here today because this legislation will save lives and I\u2019m here because of Jordan, and because of every family shattered by gun violence,\u201d said Rep. Thompson. \u201cMake no mistake: intimate partner violence and gun violence are deeply intertwined. In America, a woman is killed by her partner every twelve hours. That\u2019s unacceptable and we have tools to help stop this crisis. Red flag laws are one of those tools that help us save lives by allowing law enforcement and loved ones to act before a crisis turns deadly. We need universal background checks, as well. Background checks are fast, constitutional, popular, and serve as the first line of defense to keep guns out of the hands of people who pose a danger to themselves or others. We can protect so many people if we simply choose to act and I urge my Republican colleagues to bring Rep. McBath\u2019s red flag legislation and my background checks legislation to the floor for a vote.\u201d", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"]], "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://mcbath.house.gov/2026/06/09/mcbath-democratic-womens-caucus-thompson-dingell-highlight-domestic-violence-solutions-during-gun-violence-prevention-month/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.803760951384902, "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"}