Pass an assault weapons ban.

We can start by passing an assault weapons ban and background checks...

The candidate calls for enacting an assault weapons ban.

Preventing Gun Violence | Seth Moulton for Massachusetts
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AP reported that, in Moulton's Senate campaign announcement, he said he would focus on issues including "banning assault weapons."

Establishes the relevant promise context: Moulton campaigned on banning assault weapons while already serving in the U.S. House.

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Rep. Moulton challenges Sen. Markey in Massachusetts, calls for new generation of Democratic leaders
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Congress.gov lists H.R.1808 as the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. Its latest action was Senate referral on 08/01/2022, and the bill status was Passed House, not became law.

The strongest federal assault-weapons-ban vehicle during Moulton's House service passed the House but did not become law.

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H.R.1808 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] as an original cosponsor of H.R.1808 on 03/11/2021.

Moulton took concrete legislative action by cosponsoring the 2022 assault weapons ban bill.

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Cosponsors - H.R.1808 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 410 on H.R.1808, Assault Weapons Ban, as Passed 217-213; Moulton is listed as voting Yea.

Moulton voted for the House-passed assault weapons ban, but House passage alone did not fulfill the promise to pass a federal ban into law.

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Roll Call 410 | Bill Number: H.R. 1808
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Congress.gov lists H.R.698 as the Assault Weapons Ban of 2023; the bill status is Introduced, with latest action on 06/05/2023.

The following Congress's assault weapons ban bill did not advance beyond introduction, so it did not deliver the promised federal ban.

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H.R.698 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2023
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] as an original cosponsor of H.R.698 on 02/01/2023.

Moulton again supported concrete legislation to ban assault weapons, but the bill was not enacted.

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Cosponsors - H.R.698 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2023
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Congress.gov shows H.R.3355 became Public Law 103-322 and its table of contents included Title XI: Firearms, Subtitle A: Assault Weapons.

A prior federal assault weapons ban existed before Moulton entered Congress, but no later Moulton-era assault-weapons-ban bill identified here became law.

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H.R.3355 - Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
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