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Congressman Raja reintroduces ‘COOL OFF’ Act to reduce gun violence Three-day wait period could save 900+ lives annually
On Wednesday, March 10, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced the reintroduction of the Choosing Our Own Lives Over Fast Firearms (COOL OFF) Act. U.S. This bill would Congressman require a waiting Raja period of three Krishnamoorthi business days for all handgun sales and was inspired by Harvard Business School research, which found that waiting periods for gun purchases reduce rates of homicide and suicide, likely due to the disruption of potential impulsive actions with firearms. The legislation is cosponsored by 74 Members of Congress and endorsed by the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. “I am committed to commonsense gun safety laws and the COOL OFF Act is data-driven legislation to save lives,” said Congressman Raja. “I developed this legislation based on research conducted at Harvard Business School which found that previous waiting period laws dramatically reduced suicide and homicide rates. Based on these findings, the COOL OFF Act’s three-day waiting period on handgun sales would save more than 900 lives per year, and I urge my colleagues to join me in passing this legislation to do precisely that. More than 30,000 people in the U.S. die from guns each year. Studies show that waiting periods may reduce firearm suicide rates by 7–11% and reduce gun homicides by about 17%. Nine states and the District of Colum-
bia already have some variation of a legislation expired in 2019, and the waiting period law in place. conditions of the pandemic have made this Act even more important to House passes ‘Violence reauthorize as calls to the Illinois DoAgainst Women mestic Violence Hotline increased by Reauthorization Act’ 16% in 2020, according to the ConLast week, the House passed the gressman. Violence Against Women Reautho“This legislation provides serrization Act. This groundbreaking vices for survivors of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, allocates funding for victim services and the health care system’s response to domestic abuse, improves access to housing for survivors, and reduces the risk of firearms turning abuse deadly,” he said. “This bill also includes two provisions I authored to strengthen workplace protections for
survivors and to ensure our federal agencies are studying barriers that survivors face in upward economic mobility. Our bill is not just a women’s issue, it’s an American issue. “I will always work to support survivors of domestic violence to help them achieve the safety and security everyone deserves.”
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