{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/video-release-rep-mcbride-calls-house-republicans-debate-gun-violence", "Video Release: Rep. McBride Calls on House Republicans to Debate Gun Violence Prevention Legislation", "2025-06-25", "2025", "2025-06", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Sarah McBride", "M001238", "mcbride.house.gov", "mcbride", "https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) released a video message in recognition of National Gun Violence Awareness Month, calling on the House Majority to bring gun safety legislation to the floor.\n\n\u201cGun violence is preventable,\u201d said Rep. McBride. \u201cBut when elected officials refuse to stand up to the gun lobby and protect our community, it becomes inevitable\u2014and it\u2019s costing lives.\u201d\n\nIn her remarks, McBride recalls her experiences standing with survivors, advocates, and friends impacted by mass shootings\u2014including the Pulse Nightclub tragedy, which occurred nine years ago this month. She calls for urgent action and criticizes House Republican leadership for refusing to advance even basic safety legislation.\n\n\u201cJune is National Gun Violence Awareness Month,\u201d said Rep. McBride. \u201cIt\u2019s a moment to remember those whose lives have been stolen by this vicious and preventable crisis. But remembrance without action is just hollow. And it\u2019s not enough.\u201d\n\nWatch the full video.\n\nDuring her time in the Delaware General Assembly, Rep. McBride led efforts to pass the most comprehensive gun safety package in state history\u2014including bans on assault weapons, bump stocks, and large-capacity magazines, as well as implementing universal background checks and a permit-to-purchase requirement for handguns.\n\nIn Congress, Rep. McBride has co-sponsored the Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act, Bipartisan Background Checks Act, Assault Weapons Ban, and Break the Cycle of Gun Violence Act.\n\nThe full transcript of the video is below. The video is available for use here.\n\n\u201cGun violence is preventable.\n\n\u201cBut when elected officials refuse to stand up to the gun lobby and protect our community, it becomes inevitable.\n\n\u201cAnd it\u2019s costing lives.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve witnessed how gun violence doesn\u2019t just shatter families\u2013it shatters entire communities.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve stood with survivors. I\u2019ve pleaded alongside advocates. I\u2019ve grieved with friends who lost loved ones in mass shootings\u2014including at Pulse Nightclub, which happened nine years ago this month.\n\n\u201cJune is National Gun Violence Awareness Month.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a moment to remember those whose lives have been stolen by this vicious and preventable crisis.\n\n\u201cBut remembrance without action is just hollow. And it\u2019s not enough.\n\n\u201cLook, our Constitution protects the right to bear arms\u2013but our Founding Fathers did not envision an America where civilians could obtain weapons of mass murder and massacre children in their classrooms.\n\n\u201cAnd yet, gun violence continues to be the number one cause of death for children in the United States.\n\n\u201cThere is no reason to have weapons of war in our neighborhood.\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s no reason we need to keep seeing heartbreaking headlines.\n\n\u201cAnd there\u2019s no reason for families to get that call\u2014that their loved one was killed because they were shot at a movie theater. Or at their place of worship. Or at a grocery store. Or at a nightclub. Or in their classroom.\n\n\u201cWe are the only nation on earth with this kind of epidemic\u2013and it\u2019s not because Americans are more homicidal.\n\n\u201cThe data doesn\u2019t lie: when places implement smart, common sense gun safety laws\u2013fewer people die by gun violence.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to have been a part of the progress in Delaware during my time in the State Senate.\n\n\u201cBecause of the relentless work of advocates, activists, and elected officials, we passed evidence-based reforms:\n\n\u201cWe established universal background checks.\n\n\u201cWe banned assault weapons and bumpstocks\u2013devices that convert handguns into fully automatic weapons\u2013as well as large-capacity magazines.\n\n\u201cWe instituted a permit to purchase policy for handguns.\n\n\u201cBut progress hasn\u2019t just been limited to the states.\n\n\u201cIn the aftermath of the horrific Uvalde shooting, Congress took action\u2013they passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant action to combat gun violence in America in thirty years.\n\n\u201cAnd yes, you heard me\u2013that was a BIPARTISAN effort. Because passing common sense legislation to protect people\u2019s lives and keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous individuals isn\u2019t a red or blue issue.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a moral obligation.\n\n\u201cBut now, progress is stalled.\n\n\u201cThe majority party in Congress right now won\u2019t even debate basic gun safety legislation.\n\n\u201cAnd while they delay, people will continue to die.\n\n\u201cLet\u2019s be honest: the lives that are stolen by gun violence today are not tragedies of chance. They are the consequences of inaction.\n\n\u201cWe need to build on the work we\u2019ve done.\n\n\u201cFor my part, I\u2019ll continue to champion legislation that bans assault weapons, closes background check loopholes, implements red flag laws, and holds the gun industry accountable.\n\n\u201c\u2018Thoughts and prayers\u2019 have never been enough\u2013because prayer without action is just complacency dressed up as compassion.\n\n\u201cAnd I promise to keep the voices of survivors and advocates at the center of this fight.\n\n\u201cAmericans want change, not callousness.\n\n\u201cStay in touch, and I\u2019ll do the same.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T01:08:28Z"]], "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://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/video-release-rep-mcbride-calls-house-republicans-debate-gun-violence"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9696269407868385, "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"}