Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) in introducing the ‘Responsible Firearms Marketing Act,’ which would direct the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study the dangers of unfair and deceptive marketing and advertising practices utilized by the gun industry.
“It is entirely unacceptable that gun distributors are advertising weapons of war to children,” Congressman Dan Goldman said. “These regulatory carve-outs for the gun industry are putting our children’s lives in danger. We have come together to draw this line before to protect our kids when we ended the tobacco industry’s predatory marketing practices which were aimed at getting children addicted to cigarettes. We must do it again to ensure that children are not targeted to perpetuate the gun violence epidemic raging across our country.”
The ‘Responsible Firearms Marketing Act’ would direct the Federal Trade Commission to study the marketing and advertising practices of gun manufacturers, importers, and dealers, including those which might:
- Target individuals younger than 18 years of age
- Encourage the illegal use of a firearm
- Relate to the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons
The Act would also give the authority to the FTC to apply existing rules regarding unfair marketing practices to firearm distributors, which include punitive fines and payment of damages to consumers for violation of these rules.
Congressman Dan Goldman is committed to protecting communities across the country from the dangers of gun violence.
In August, Congressman Goldman cosponsored the ‘End Gun Violence Act,’ which prohibits violent criminals from purchasing handguns or ammunition for five years after their conviction.
Last week, the Congressman joined with fellow leadership members of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to condemn the Republican failure to respond to the gun violence epidemic, and earlier this week, he joined the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in a letter urging Speaker Johnson to use his new authority to bring bipartisan, commonsense gun safety legislation to the floor for a vote.
Congressman Goldman is a Vice Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and was recently named as Chair of the Dads Caucus Gun Violence Prevention Working Group.
