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Summer Lee: “Director Cicada recently announced new rules, none of which…”

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Summer Lee: 'Republicans Want To Control Everything Except The Very Thing That Could Prevent Deaths'

Published May 18, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:50

Eighteen days after he took office, President Trump signed an executive order on protecting Second Amendment rights, which seems to be the only constitutional right that that they care about. Falling in line with this executive order, Director Cicada recently announced new rules, none of which do anything to reduce gun violence. Among these proposed changes are a narrowing of the engaged in business rule, which generally ensures that for profit gun sellers must obtain a federal firearms license. (01:50–01:56)

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Asserts that new rules announced by Director Cicada do not reduce gun violence.

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“Last year, according to a tracker by Everytown, there were 38,368 incidents of gun violence in the United States, resulting in 13,926…”
Summer Lee: 'Republicans Want To Control Everything Except The Very Thing That Could Prevent Deaths' | Uploaded May 18, 2026 | 00:30-00:45
“Gun violence remains the leading cause of death for children in the United States of America.”
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“He has also moved to deregulate bump stocks like the one used in a 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting that led to 60 deaths.”
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“Trump closed the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which helped hundreds of Americans in countless communities by offering the first ever…”
Summer Lee: 'Republicans Want To Control Everything Except The Very Thing That Could Prevent Deaths' | Uploaded May 18, 2026 | 02:26-02:38
“Last year, the DOJ also abruptly terminated about 500 million in federal grants to more than 200 organizations and local governments working…”
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“Surely we can take some of the $1 billion proposed for the Trump Ballroom bunker and put it towards some of these violence reduction…”
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“Mr. Chair, your home state of Louisiana had the highest gun violence death rate.”
Summer Lee: 'Republicans Want To Control Everything Except The Very Thing That Could Prevent Deaths' | Uploaded May 18, 2026 | 00:01-00:55
“Eighteen days after he took office, President Trump signed an executive order on protecting Second Amendment rights.”
Summer Lee: 'Republicans Want To Control Everything Except The Very Thing That Could Prevent Deaths' | Uploaded May 18, 2026 | 01:37-01:45
“Studies have shown that community violence intervention programs reduce violence in communities and have contributed to lowering homicide…”
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