Issues and Priorities

Jake slept, ate, trained, and patrolled with an assault weapon for 4 years as a Marine officer. He believes weapons of war have no place on our streets or near our schools, which is why he’s working for an assault-weapons ban and other common-sense gun safety measures.

In addition to fighting for an assault weapons ban, Jake’s gun-safety priorities include:

• Universal background checks to prevent criminals from buying weapons

• Mandatory safe storage to protect children from their leading cause of death

• Stricter enforcement of ghost gun provisions to prevent strong state laws, like those in Massachusetts, from being undermined by online retailers

• Red flag laws to disarm those who are imminently a threat to themselves or others

• Overturning the 2005 law that granted gun manufacturers immunity from liability, shielding them from lawsuits and stalling the adoption of safety devices

Jake's work in Congress has earned him the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction and Brady PAC's endorsement.