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Kathleen Rice on Gun Control

 

 


The need to take action on guns has never been greater

Gun violence is a public health and safety epidemic in our country. Communities torn apart. Parents robbed of their children. Brave police officers caught in the crossfire. Desperate young adults being placed on paths to prison rather than college. The need to take action has never been greater.
Source: 2014 New York House campaign website, KathleenRice.com , Oct 10, 2014

Supports restricting guns, according to Faith2Action.

Rice supports the F2A survey question on gun restrictions

Faith2Action.org is "the nation's largest network of pro-family groups." They provide election resources for each state, including Voter Guides and Congressional Scorecards excerpted here. The F2A survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Guns: Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?'

Source: Faith2Action Survey 14-F2A-Q10 on Jul 30, 2014

Supports restricting guns, according to PVS rating.

Rice supports the PVS survey question on gun restrictions

Project VoteSmart infers summary responses from campaign statements and news reports The PVS survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Guns: Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?'

Source: Project VoteSmart Inferred Survey 14-PVS-q10 on Sep 30, 2014

Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer.

Rice voted YEA the Bipartisan Background Checks Act

H.R.8: To require a background check for every firearm sale. This Act may be cited as the "Background Check Expansion Act".