June 13, 2018
"The recent shootings in Parkland, Florida and Santa Fe, Texas have shaken this country to its core. I am so proud of the young people of Parkland and elsewhere who are standing up and speaking up for their lives. They, the first of the post-Columbine generation, are changing the world and I'm pleased to help amplify their voices," said Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, speaking on a bill she sponsored that would prevent individuals determined by a court to be likely to engage in conduct that would result in serious harm to themselves or others from purchasing, possessing, or attempting to purchase or possess a firearm, rifle, or shotgun during Assembly legislative session. (A.11148)