Close loopholes that allow dangerous people to easily purchase firearms.

Greg Stanton · Arizona · Democratic

policy impact 0.93 specificity 0.89 extraction confidence 95%

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

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Evidence

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The House passed H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, which would bar VA from sending certain beneficiaries' information to DOJ for use in NICS unless a judicial authority finds the person dangerous; Stanton voted Nay.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Recent House action shows Stanton opposed a bill that would narrow NICS-related reporting, consistent with his gun-safety position but not a completed delivery of the broader promise.

partial later_term A for effort

Roll Call 190 | H.R. 1041 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Stanton signed on to H.R. 8, a universal background check bill that would require federal background checks for firearm sales and transfers, including private transactions.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is direct campaign-era evidence that Stanton took concrete action to close firearm-purchase loopholes by backing universal background checks.

partial same_term A for effort

Stanton Joins Bipartisan Universal Background Check Bill | Congressman Greg Stanton
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Assessments

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Stanton took concrete gun-safety action by signing onto H.R. 8, which would have closed private-sale background-check loopholes, but the broader promise was not actually enacted into law. Later House activity in 2026 shows continued opposition to weakening gun-reporting rules, not completed delivery of the original pledge. This is a serious legislative effort without full fulfillment.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 95%