I will support the death penalty, three strikes, the Brady law, and the ban on assault weapons.

Brad Sherman · California · Democratic

policy impact 0.78 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 97%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

I support the death penalty, "three strikes," the Brady law and the ban on assault weapons.

Sherman pledges support for a package of tougher criminal justice measures.

Avoid the Mistakes of the Past - Los Angeles Times
primary · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

Issues: Sherman ... supports President Clinton's program to hire 100,000 more police officers. He favors the assault weapons ban and wants to prohibit the sale of the handguns known as Saturday night specials.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During the 1996 campaign, Sherman publicly favored the assault weapons ban, showing direct alignment with one part of the promise.

delivered same_term

Sybert, Sherman Push Hard in a Tossup Race
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 91%

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

During my twenty years in Congress, I have consistently earned a 100 percent vote rating from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence ... I have long been supportive of the assault weapons ban ... I cosponsored the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act which expands the existing background check system.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Sherman's official House issue page states that he has long supported the assault weapons ban and has backed Brady-aligned background-check legislation, indicating follow-through on the gun-control elements of the promise.

delivered later_term

Preventing Gun Violence
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]* 02/05/2015

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov shows Sherman as an original cosponsor of a bill amending the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit large-capacity ammunition feeding devices, which is consistent with supporting the Brady framework.

delivered later_term

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.752 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] 04/14/2005

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov records Sherman as a cosponsor of the 2005 assault-weapons-ban bill, a concrete legislative step toward the promise's gun-ban component.

delivered later_term

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.1312 - 109th Congress (2005-2006): Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2005
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

The Clerk records H.R. 8 as the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, status passed, and lists Sherman, Democrat of California, voting Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Sherman cast a recorded House vote for H.R. 8, a Brady-background-check expansion bill. This is concrete later-term support for the Brady/background-check portion of the bundled promise, but it does not address the death-penalty or three-strikes portions.

partial later_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 75, H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

unverified · Source version 51762 · locator unknown

The Clerk records H.R. 1808 as the Assault Weapons Ban, status passed, and lists Sherman, Democrat of California, voting Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Sherman cast a recorded House vote for the Assault Weapons Ban in the 117th Congress. This is concrete later-term support for the assault-weapons-ban portion of the promise, while the bundled death-penalty and three-strikes components remain unproven by this record.

partial later_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. later_term

Sherman clearly followed through on the gun-policy portions of the pledge: he supported Brady/background-check legislation and assault-weapons-ban measures through later House votes and cosponsorships. The supplied record does not establish comparable support or delivery for the death-penalty and three-strikes portions of the bundled promise, so the full promise is not proven delivered. Because the verified candidate action occurred during later congressional terms after the 1996 campaign, timing is later_term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. later_term

The promise bundled four positions: support for the death penalty, three strikes, the Brady law, and the assault weapons ban. The record provided shows clear follow-through on the Brady/background-check and assault-weapons-ban portions, including public campaign alignment and later House cosponsorship/support for related gun-control bills. However, the evidence does not establish comparable action or sustained support on the death penalty or three-strikes components. Because only part of the promised bundle is documented as fulfilled, this warrants partial credit rather than full delivery. The documented congressional follow-through occurred after Sherman took office, so timing is later_term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%