Rep. Sean CastenVerified account

1 year ago Saturday, 5 people lost their lives & many more were injured when a gunman entered an Aurora, Illinois workplace & began shooting. 2 years ago Friday, a former student entered a #Parkland FL high school & killed 17 innocent students, critically injuring just as many.

The anniversaries of these two tragedies make it absolutely clear that we have a #GunViolence problem in this country, where mass shootings happen far too often.

When I ran for Congress, I vowed to take legislative action to combat this epidemic: like voting to pass universal background checks and supporting an assault weapons ban.

Today, I introduced the Gun Trafficker Detection Act with @RepRobinKelly and @RepTedDeutch, which would create a federal requirement that gun owners must report their gun if lost or stolen within 48 hours.

This requirement would help law enforcement identify & prosecute traffickers, who often claim their gun was lost or stolen when it turns up at a crime scene across state lines.

The bill would also make traffickers liable for any damage done by their guns and makes repeat violators ineligible to buy guns for five years.