Support mandatory safe storage to protect children.

Jake Auchincloss · Massachusetts · Democratic

policy impact 0.84 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 98%

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Occurrences

Mandatory safe storage to protect children from their leading cause of death

Commits to mandatory safe-storage requirements.

Ending Gun Violence
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Evidence

Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]* | 02/08/2022

Auchincloss was an original cosponsor of a federal bill that would require safe storage of firearms and related child-protection measures, showing concrete legislative support for the policy.

partial same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - H.R.6639 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Protect Children Through Safe Gun Ownership Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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This bill establishes certain requirements and education programs for the safe storage of firearms, including by establishing grants to provide parents with educational materials on gun safety and the importance of secure gun storage. Latest Action: House - 11/01/2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

The bill Auchincloss backed would have mandated safe storage, but it stalled in committee and never became law, indicating the promise was not fully delivered.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.6639 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Protect Children Through Safe Gun Ownership Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] | 08/22/2023

Auchincloss later cosponsored a renewed safe-storage bill in the 118th Congress, continuing his legislative push for mandatory secure storage for firearms.

partial later_term A for effort

Cosponsors - H.R.3687 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Protect Children Through Safe Gun Ownership Act
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He promises to be “ferocious in supporting members who will vote for an assault weapons ban, who will vote for background checks, who will vote for red flag laws, who will vote for safe storage laws to protect kids from their leading cause of death, and to defeat members who will vote against those things.”

Auchincloss publicly reaffirmed ongoing support for safe-storage laws for children after the initial bill attempts, which supports effort but not full policy delivery.

partial later_term A for effort

Congressman Jake Auchincloss on Pursuing Lower Costs, Gun Safety, and Defending Democracy | U.S. Congressman Jake Auchincloss Of Massachusetts 4th District
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Auchincloss made concrete legislative efforts to support mandatory safe storage, including original cosponsorship of H.R.6639 in the 117th Congress and later cosponsorship of H.R.3687 in the 118th Congress. However, the cited safe-storage bill stalled in committee and did not become law, so the promised policy outcome was not delivered. Because there was a serious legislative attempt but no enacted mandatory safe-storage policy, the correct outcome is never with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%