Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI-2), and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI-4) introduced the Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act, which would strengthen accountability measures for gun dealers who engage in shady and unlawful sales practices. According to a comprehensive report by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, just five percent of gun dealers supply 90 percent of guns used in crime. These bad actor gun dealers engage in irresponsible and illegal behaviors, s... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) applauded the U.S. Department of Justice announcement of two new grant programs through the STOP School Violence Act (H.R. 4909), a bill that Rep. Deutch authored with Congressman John Rutherford (FL-04) in January 2018. “After meeting with parents who lost their children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I was determined to find a bipartisan solution to help schools and law enforcement work together so we don’t miss the warning signs that could prevent tragedy. Bef... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement after the Trump Administration proposed moving approval of some gun exports from the U.S. State Department to the U.S. Commerce Department, which would loosen restrictions and Congressional oversight of these weapons sales: “Remember when Oliver North – now the head of the NRA – was caught illegally selling weapons to Iran? After only a few weeks of being the gun companies' point man in America, the Trump Administration is moving to make it ea... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), Susan W. Brooks (R-IN-05), Fred Upton (R-MI-06), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI-12) held a press conference to introduce H.R. 5717, the Jake Laird Act, a bipartisan bill named after an Indianapolis, Indiana police officer who was shot and killed in 2004 in the line of duty by a man who struggled with mental illness. This bill provides grants to encourage states to adopt laws, similar to Indiana’s 2005 Jake Laird Law, that enable local law enforcement,... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), Congresswoman Susan Brooks (R-IN-05), Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI-06), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI-12) introduced the Jake Laird Act. This bill gives grants to encourage states to adopt laws allowing law enforcement to seize and retain firearms from individuals who are determined to be an imminent danger to themselves or others. H.R. 5717 is named after Jake Laird, an Indianapolis, Indiana police officer who was shot and killed in 2004 in the line of... Read more

Today, on the anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) sent a letter to the Committees on Ways and Means and Oversight and Government Reform urging for the Chairmen and Ranking Member to investigate whether the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) violated federal election law by funding its political activity with foreign donations. "Today marks 19 years since the massacre at Columbine High School, another tragedy on an American calendar d... Read more

This afternoon, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) participated in a National School Safety Ideas Forum hosted by Florida Senators Bill Nelson (D) and Marco Rubio (R). Max Schachter and Ryan Petty, parents of victims of the Stoneman Douglas shooting and Congressman Deutch's constituents, sat on the forum's panel to discuss school safety options to prevent gun violence in the future. Following the forum, Congressman Deutch issued this statement: "Today's forum was an important opportunity that brough... Read more

Today, Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Nita Lowey (NY-17), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), and Eliot Engel (NY-16), four Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, issued the following joint statement after multiple reports of anti-Semitic attacks directed at students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida: “It is shameful for anyone to attack students – especially survivors of gun violence – with anti-Semitic slurs and Nazi comparisons. Policy di... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury requesting information on reports that Kalashnikov USA, based in Pompano Beach, Florida, may have violated U.S. sanctions through its relationship with the Russian gun manufacturer Kalashnikov Concern. Congressman Deutch issued this statement: “This story is layered with suspicious moves and questionable decisions. Kalashnikov USA, lured to Florida by Governor Scott, is reportedly using a web of shell comp... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL), Thomas J. Rooney (R-FL), Pete King (R-NY), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced a bipartisan bill which would raise the minimum age requirement from 18 to 21 for gun buyers purchasing any firearm, including shotguns or rifles, from federally licensed dealers. Currently, the federal minimum age requirement to purchase handguns is 21, while the minimum age requirement for shotguns or rifles is 18. The bill... Read more