Lawmaker Introduces Bill Requiring DOJ Study on Link Between Domestic Violence and Mass Shootings
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), introduced legislation requiring the Attorney General to conduct a study and provide a report to Congress on possible links between mass shooters and a history of domestic violence. The shooter in last Sunday’s massacre in Sutherland Springs, Texas was discharged from the U.S. Air Force for assaulting his spouse and child.
“In the wake of yet another appalling mass shooting, Members of Congress must look ourselves in the mirror and ask: ‘beyond thoughts and prayers, what real steps are we taking to save lives,”said Rep. Quigley.“It is devastatingly clear that we cannot afford another year, month, day, or minute of inaction, as these tragic events become increasingly familiar. I agree with my Republican colleagues when they say the time to talk about gun violence prevention is not now, because the time has already come and gone. But the conversation must continue.”