{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://robinkelly.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-robin-kelly-introduce-bill-prevent-high-risk-people-buying-guns", "Rep. Robin Kelly to Introduce Bill to Prevent High-Risk People from Buying Guns", "2024-10-31", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Robin L. Kelly", "K000385", "robinkelly.house.gov", "robinkelly", "https://robinkelly.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) will introduce a bill tomorrow to prevent people with violent misdemeanors from owning or buying a firearm. The Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act prevents guns from falling into the hands of people with high-risk behaviors such as stalking, violent hate crimes, and domestic violence.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve introduced the Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act every Congress because dangerous individuals shouldn\u2019t be able to easily access firearms,\u201d said Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), Vice Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. \u201cIf someone has a history of violent behaviors, it\u2019s simply common sense to prevent that person from buying or owning a gun. Whenever a gun is present in a high-risk situation \u2013 whether that be a domestic violence emergency or hate crime \u2013 it instantly escalates the chances of injury or death. We should prevent a gun from entering the situation in the first place.\u201d\n\nAccording to Everytown for Gun Safety, states with similar laws have seen an 18% reduction in all homicides.\n\nThe Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act implements the following:\n\nProhibits people convicted of a violent misdemeanor offense from purchasing or possessing firearms for a period of five years from the date of conviction.\n\nJuveniles convicted of violent crimes are prohibited from purchasing a firearm until they reach the age of 25.\n\nIndividuals specifically convicted of stalking are prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms.\n\nThe Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act has been endorsed by several nationwide gun violence prevention organizations: Brady, Community Justice, Everytown for Gun Safety, GIFFORDS, March for Our Lives, and 97Percent.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "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://robinkelly.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-robin-kelly-introduce-bill-prevent-high-risk-people-buying-guns"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.1187599524855614, "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"}