Gun Violence Prevention
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May 15, 2022
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement in response to the mass shooting in Buffalo, NY.
“My heart goes out to the victims and their families after this tragic, hate-filled shooting,” said Larson. “This shooting is another example of someone going into a community that is not their own and using a firearm in an act of domestic terrorism.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
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April 11, 2022
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded President Biden’s announcement that his Administration is issuing new regulations to crack down on ghost guns.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
March 28, 2022
Hartford, CT (WTNH) – More federal funding is on the way to support Mothers United Against Violence and their Victim Impact Project.
March 28, 2022
Hartford, CT (Hartford Courant) - For years, Deborah Davis and her colleagues at Mothers United Against Violence have sought to help people at the worst moments of their lives. They have organized vigils for victims of gun violence in Hartford, provided emotional support to grieving parents and guided victims through an often-intimidating criminal justice system.
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Rep. Larson with Mothers United Against Violence
March 25, 2022
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin joined Mothers United Against Violence leaders Henrietta Beckman, Rev. Henry Brown, and Deborah Davis at their North End headquarters in Hartford, to announce $300,000 in new funding for their Victim Impact Project.
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There is a gun violence epidemic in our country. Here in Connecticut, we know the pain all too well: the horrific murder of twenty school children and six faculty members at Sandy Hook Elementary school is seared into our memories.
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December 14, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the ninth anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
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July 23, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that his Community Funding Project Requests for Hartford Communities That Care and Mothers United Against Violence were included in the FY2022 House Appropriations bills.
Issues:Gun Violence PreventionLocal
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March 11, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 and H.R. 1446 the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
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December 22, 2020
Representatives John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) secured historic investments for Connecticut in the fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending package and coronavirus relief deal.