Kaptur and James Reintroduce Bipartisan IMPROVE Safety for Schools Act
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Congressman John James (MI-10) reintroduced the bipartisan IMPROVE (Incentivize Motivated Parents with Responsible Options for Vital Education) Safety for Schools Act, to address the issues related to gun violence and school safety. The IMPROVE Safety for Schools Act would create a tax credit of $300 to incentivize parents/guardians to purchase a gun safe or storage item.
“The leading cause of death for children across America is gun violence — a scourge that has taken a terrible toll on families in Ohio, Michigan, and across our country. Today, we are introducing the bipartisan IMPROVE Safety for Schools Act to help make our children, families, schools, and communities safer,” said Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09). “Our bipartisan legislation expands firearm safety information available for parents, establishes a $300 non-refundable tax credit for firearm safety technologies including gun locks and gun safes, and expands access to information about gun safety through multiple avenues. I will work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to enact this bipartisan common sense legislation to keep our communities and our children safe.”
“My generation was still in school when the Columbine Massacre happened. I know what it’s like to walk into class with the fear that I may not walk out,” said Congressman John James (MI-10). “Now as the father of three school-aged boys, I pray every day that the Lord allows them to return home safe and sound. It’s insane that millions of parents have to make that prayer every day in America. It’s incensing that dozens of parents’ prayers have not been answered in a generation. Prayer is powerful but we must do more than pray. We must change policy too. The Second Amendment is not optional, and neither is keeping our kids safe from violence. We deserve an America that can protect itself from tyranny without leaving its children vulnerable to terrorism. Gun deaths are symptoms of cultural decay and hopelessness in America. Doing nothing to address those symptoms is unacceptable, which is why I’m proud to introduce this commonsense school safety legislation. We are tackling an area that seems to have the least number of solutions - school safety - by first addressing mental health and constitutional responsibility from both sides of the aisle.”
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