Support universal background checks to prevent criminals from buying weapons.

Jake Auchincloss · Massachusetts · Democratic

policy impact 0.89 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 98%

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Occurrences

Universal background checks to prevent criminals from buying weapons

Commits to universal background checks.

Ending Gun Violence
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Evidence

"Universal background checks to prevent criminals from buying weapons" is listed among Jake's gun-safety priorities.

Auchincloss's campaign site explicitly states support for universal background checks.

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Ending Gun Violence
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Roll Call 75, H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act, On Passage, Passed; Auchincloss, Massachusetts, Vote: Yea.

Auchincloss voted for the House passage of the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, a universal background-check bill.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 75
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Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]* | 06/10/2025 on H.R.18, whose official title is "To require a background check for every firearm sale."

Auchincloss was an original cosponsor of the 2025 universal background-check bill.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.18 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025 - Cosponsors
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Assessments

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The promise was to support universal background checks, not necessarily to single-handedly enact them. Auchincloss publicly listed universal background checks as a gun-safety priority, voted for House passage of H.R. 8 in 2021, and was an original cosponsor of H.R. 18 in 2025, a bill requiring a background check for every firearm sale. These actions satisfy the promised support during his House tenure.

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