Gun Violence Prevention
Congressman Johnson is a strong supporter of gun reform legislation. He has introduced, cosponsored, and voted for bills that work to end the epidemic of gun violence in America; including the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Congressman Johnson supports legislation that would establish universal background checks.
For more on the Congressman’s work on gun reform, please read below.
More on Gun Violence Prevention
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to empower communities to prevent incidents of gun violence before they occur.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a member of the House Committee on Oversight & Reform, participated in a hearing to examine the gun violence epidemic in the United States. To date, there have been more than 200 mass shootings in 2022. The following is Rep. Johnson's statement during the hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the epidemic of gun violence, mass shootings and attacks on young school children, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today issued the following statement in support of H.R. 7910, The Protecting Our Kids Act of 2022, as it was marked up and passed out of the House Judiciary Committee.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement on President Biden's signing of an executive order to advance effective, accountable policing on the second anniversary of the death of George Floyd:
"I'm grieving for the lives lost and shattered by yet another instance of senseless and horrific gun violence.
The uniquely American experiment of putting more and more guns into the hands of the "good guys" to solve the problem of gun violence has been a disastrous failure, and innocent victims are paying the price with their lives.
DECATUR, GA — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released his 2021 Congressional Report that highlights the bills he helped pass in the House of Representatives, his consumer, courts and criminal justice reform legislation he introduced and the excellence in constituent services his office provided – mostly focused on COVID-19 relief -- that follows thr
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia's 4th Congressional District and other lawmakers were trapped in the House chamber that day.
A picture captured Johnson kneeling on the Chamber floor during the rampage as insurrectionists were on the brink of breaking in.
DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden delivered his Address to a Joint Session of Congress tonight in Washington.
DECATUR, GA – On Saturday, April 17, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) hosted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for an Instagram Live event to discuss the American Rescue Plan, The American Jobs Plan, vaccines and the Jan. 6 riot and its aftermath.
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