Reading Names and Letters

Shortly after Scott was elected in 2012, 20 children were tragically and inexplicably shot and killed when a mentally-ill teenager opened fire in Sandy Hook Elementary School. Since then, Scott has made getting a vote on gun safety legislation a priority. In 2013, 2015, and 2017 he cosponsored the bipartisan Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act to expand background checks and, in 2015, he cosponsored the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act to close a loophole that allows individuals on No Fly Lists to purchase weapons.

Frustrated with inaction from Republican leadership, Scott took to the floor and began reading the names of gun violence victims since Sandy Hook. Following the tragic school shooting in Parkland, FL, he cosponsored a ban on assault weapons, which are weapons of war that do not belong on our streets or in our schools. Scott also amplified constituents’ voices by reading letters asking Congress to act on gun safety measures.

Broadcasting the Sit-in

In 2016, Congressman and civil rights hero John Lewis led a Democratic sit-in protest on the House floor to fight back against Republican leadership’s obstruction of gun safety legislation. House Republican leadership turned off the cameras in the House Chamber to keep the American public from witnessing the sit-in. Scott felt that the American public deserved to see that there are Members of Congress who are committed to stemming gun violence in the United States and broadcast the sit-in via his Periscope app. His feed was carried by national news outlets throughout the day.

Honoring Victims of Shooting at Chabad of Poway

Following the shooting at Chabad of Poway, Scott led 42 of his bipartisan colleagues in introducing a resolution to condemn the horrific anti-Semitic attack and honor Lori Gilbert Kaye, who passed away following the shooting. California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris introduced an identical resolution that passed the U.S. Senate, while we await its passage in the House. This resolution amplified the voices of the Chabad community and Scott has continued to fight for Congress to take action on guns.