When she makes it to Congress next January, Nikema will fight for commonsense gun safety measures including universal background checks, firearm licensing requirements, and federally funded violence intervention programs.
Enact gun safety legislation, including universal background checks, firearm licensing requirements, and federally funded violence intervention programs.
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Evidence
Nikema Williams ... will fight for commonsense gun safety measures including universal background checks, firearm licensing requirements, and federally funded violence intervention programs.
This bill ... generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition; ... establishes ... extreme risk protection order ... and ... establishes a community violence intervention grant program.
Latest Action: House - 12/08/2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Introduced.
Latest Action: 06/25/2022 Became Public Law No: 117-159. ... This act makes various changes to federal firearms laws, including to expand background check requirements ... and establish new criminal offenses.
$250,000,000 shall be for a community violence intervention and prevention initiative.
Americans overwhelmingly want universal background checks and red flag laws ... We must pass meaningful gun safety measures, without delay, to end the daily gun violence epidemic.
Assessments
The full promised package was not enacted: Congress did not pass nationwide universal background checks or federal firearm licensing requirements. However, during Williams' House term, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act became law and delivered meaningful pieces of the promise, including expanded background-check provisions and federal funding for community violence intervention. Williams also continued advocating for the broader package, and aligned legislation was introduced but did not pass. This supports partial fulfillment rather than full delivery or total failure.