That’s why Chellie favors common sense gun safety measures to keep weapons of war out of the hands of dangerous people. That includes a ban on bumpstocks, ... a ban on high-capacity magazines; and the closing of the 'gun show loophole'
Support common-sense gun safety measures, including bans on bump stocks and high-capacity magazines and closing the gun show loophole.
Occurrences
Chellie believes we must take measures to ensure all firearms are kept securely and out of the reach of children to avoid accidents. We must also find ways to lower the gun suicide rate by keeping firearms out of the hands of those considering harming themselves or others.
Evidence
The Community Safety page states that Pingree supports gun-safety measures including the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and, specifically, H.R. 396 (Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act), H.R. 715 (Bipartisan Background Checks Act), H.R. 2403 (Enhanced Background Checks Act, which would close the Charleston loophole), H.R. 1478 (the Federal Firearm Licensee Act, which expands background checks to gun-show and online-marketplace facilitators), and related gun-violence prevention measures.
Pingree's official House issue page says she supports gun-safety legislation and lists cosponsorships for H.R.625, H.R.715, H.R.396, and H.R.1478.
Congress.gov lists H.R.396 as the Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act of 2023 and lists Rep. Chellie Pingree as a cosponsor on 2023-09-28.
Congress.gov summarizes H.R.396 as subjecting bump stocks to federal firearms regulation, including National Firearms Act and Gun Control Act treatment.
Congress.gov lists Pingree as an original cosponsor of H.R.625, the Keep Americans Safe Act, on 2023-01-30.
Congress.gov summarizes H.R.625 as creating a criminal offense for import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of large-capacity ammunition feeding devices.
Congress.gov lists Pingree as an original cosponsor of H.R.715, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2023, on 2023-02-01.
Congress.gov summarizes H.R.715 as requiring background checks for firearm transfers between private parties before completion through a licensed dealer, manufacturer, or importer.
Congress.gov lists Pingree as a cosponsor of H.R.1478, the Federal Firearm Licensee Act, in the 118th Congress.
The House Clerk records H.R.8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act, passed 227-203; Pingree voted Yea.
Congress.gov records H.R.8 passed the House and summarizes it as requiring background checks for private-party firearm transfers.
The House Clerk records H.R.7910, Protecting Our Kids Act, passed 223-204; Pingree voted Yea.
Congress.gov says H.R.7910 passed the House and included bump-stock regulation plus prohibitions on large-capacity ammunition feeding devices.
Assessments
The promise was to support gun-safety measures, not to single-handedly enact them. During her federal House service, Pingree cosponsored or voted for legislation matching the named components: bump-stock restrictions, high-capacity magazine restrictions, expanded background checks/private-sale reforms, and gun-show or online-marketplace firearm-sale regulation. Because her documented legislative support occurred while she was in office and directly matched the promise, this counts as delivered in the same term.
Pingree promised to support common-sense gun safety measures, including bump stock restrictions, high-capacity magazine limits, and closing the gun show loophole. The evidence shows her official House materials documented support for specific federal bills addressing bump stocks, background checks, gun-show and online-marketplace facilitators, and related gun-violence prevention measures while she remained in office. Because the promise was framed as support rather than guaranteeing final enactment, documented support for matching federal measures satisfies the commitment in the same term context.