Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) applauded the Biden-Harris Administration for taking new action to combat gun violence in the wake of Saturday night’s deadly mass shooting in Birmingham. At a White House event Thursday afternoon, President Biden will sign a new executive order which, among other actions, restricts the availability of machine gun conversion devices that can turn a handgun into a fully automatic weapon.

Rep. Sewell will attend the signing of the executive order at the White House on Thursday afternoon. 

“Machine gun converters like the one used in Saturday night’s mass shooting are designed for one purpose—mass killing,” said Rep. Sewell. “They have no place on the streets of America. I applaud President Biden for taking action to restrict the availability of these dangerous devices and for the Biden-Harris Administration’s strong commitment to tackling gun violence over the past four years. I look forward to joining him today as he announces these critical new steps. Only by taking meaningful action can we stem this needless loss of life.”

On Tuesday morning, Rep. Sewell spoke on the House Floor to recognize the victims of Saturday night’s mass shooting. She called on Congress to pass common sense measures to keep weapons out of dangerous hands, including universal background checks, red flag laws, and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. She also called on officials in the State of Alabama to reverse the 2022 permitless carry law which has allowed for the unchecked proliferation of guns on the streets of Alabama.

Rep. Sewell was joined by her colleagues of the Alabama delegation for a moment of silence on the House Floor Tuesday evening.

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