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Congress has failed to act even after numerous mass shootings, including this year's tragedies in Olathe,Irvine, and Buffalo. This year I reintroduced two pieces of gun safety legislation in February of the 2022 session. HB 2613 wouhavr exempted all Board of Regents Institutions, including the university of Kansas,from concealed carry regulations. HB 2914,a Red flag law , would have allowed judges to issue gun violence restraining orders at the request of concerned family members

— Barbara Ballard

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About Barbara Ballard

Barbara W. Ballard (born November 14, 1944) is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 44th district.