ENDORSED
BY GIFFORDS
Representative Sean Casten has proven that he can win tough fights when it counts. In 2018, he flipped Illinois’s Sixth District blue and sent an NRA-backed incumbent into an early retirement—becoming the first Democrat to represent his constituents in over 50 years. In Congress, he’s engaged in another important effort: the fight to end gun violence.
Throughout his tenure, Representative Casten has been a vocal supporter of critical gun safety reforms and has a strong record of pushing for substantial measures to prevent senseless tragedies. While his home state has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, dangerous weapons have flowed into Illinois because of the weak gun laws of its neighbors. To help combat this deadly trend, Representative Casten sponsored the Gun Trafficker Detection Act, which would enhance a state’s ability to track weapons trafficked across state lines. In office, he has also pushed for legislation that would require background checks on all gun sales, ban assault weapons, mandate the safe storage of firearms, and close dangerous loopholes that allow those who commit domestic abuse to obtain weapons. In 2022, Representative Casten also joined with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass the landmark Bipartisan Safer Communities Act—the first major gun safety legislation signed into law in nearly 30 years.
This year, the ability to reestablish a gun safety majority in the House runs through the Chicago suburbs, and it’s of the utmost importance that we send proven champions like Representative Sean Casten back to DC. He will never bend to the whims of the gun lobby and will not give up the fight to safeguard communities across his district from harm. With him leading the charge, a safer future is possible.
Throughout his tenure, Representative Casten has been a vocal supporter of critical gun safety reforms and has a strong record of pushing for substantial measures to prevent senseless tragedies. While his home state has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, dangerous weapons have flowed into Illinois because of the weak gun laws of its neighbors. To help combat this deadly trend, Representative Casten sponsored the Gun Trafficker Detection Act, which would enhance a state’s ability to track weapons trafficked across state lines. In office, he has also pushed for legislation that would require background checks on all gun sales, ban assault weapons, mandate the safe storage of firearms, and close dangerous loopholes that allow those who commit domestic abuse to obtain weapons. In 2022, Representative Casten also joined with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass the landmark Bipartisan Safer Communities Act—the first major gun safety legislation signed into law in nearly 30 years.
This year, the ability to reestablish a gun safety majority in the House runs through the Chicago suburbs, and it’s of the utmost importance that we send proven champions like Representative Sean Casten back to DC. He will never bend to the whims of the gun lobby and will not give up the fight to safeguard communities across his district from harm. With him leading the charge, a safer future is possible.
We are proud to endorse Sean Casten for the US House of Representatives.
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