Gun Safety
Gun violence and mass shootings are the number one cause of death for children and teens. As someone who has lost a loved one to gun violence, and as a father who wants to keep his and all children safe, this is a particularly personal issue for Qasim. Qasim will work with activists and academics to pass immediate and meaningful legislation to end our country’s gun violence epidemic. Qasim will:
- Implement universal background checks and a seven day waiting period for all gun purchases.
- Ban and create a buyback program for automatic firearms, military style semi-automatic firearms, 3D printed “ghost” guns, bump stocks, and high capacity magazines.
- Close the Charleston loophole to prevent the sale of firearms when a background check is not completed within three days.
- Close the Boyfriend Loophole to keep guns away from domestic abusers.
- Implement a seven day waiting period for all gun purchases.
- Create a national Red Flag Law to limit access to firearms for those deemed to be a threat to themselves or others.
- Hold gun owners responsible for crimes committed with their stolen or missing firearms if they don’t report them to law enforcement within 72 hours.
- Build a nationwide framework for safe storage of firearms in the home when children are present.