David Cicilline
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David Nicola Cicilline is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district since January 5, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Cicilline has focused on issues such as economic development, healthcare, and civil rights during his tenure in Congress. He previously served as the Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, from 2003 to 2011, where he worked on urban revitalization and public safety initiatives.
The truth is there are a whole set of bills that if we pass, will substantially reduce gun violence in this country.
Now, the universal criminal background check is backed by more than 95 percent of the American people.
Like most rights, the right secured by the Second amendment is not unlimited.
What harm is there in trying to figure out the link between guns and the violence and letting CDC and NIH study it?
The Constitution declares that gun ownership is not a privilege that is just for a select, reserve few.
The American people are completely fed up with this institution's willful neglect in leaving them to suffer in the face of a clear epidemic.
The overwhelming majority of American gun owners are hardworking, law-abiding citizens.
I have yet to hear a single argument that this legislation in H.R. 8 is unconstitutional.
This is the first hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives on gun violence prevention in nearly a decade.
The gun death rate has risen by 17 percent, the gun suicide rate by 19 percent, and the gun homicide rate by 14 percent.
Each of these statistics is another example of this body's shameful failure to protect Americans from gun violence.
We have a responsibility to make sure that we keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them.
I urge you to expand Brady background checks by voting for H.R. 8, legislation requiring background checks for virtually every gun transaction.
The Charleston loophole threatens local communities by enabling guns to fall into the hands of dangerous people.
Let me just remind this Committee of what I believe was a missed opportunity back in 1990.





