WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (Ill.-02) in introducing a bicameral bill to investigate marketing practices of the gun industry and to implement consumer safety standards for guns. The Responsible Firearms Marketing Act (http://robinkelly.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/robinkelly.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/rep-kelly-introduces-responsible-firearms-marketing-act.pdf) would direct the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation into the advertising and marketing practices of gun manufacturers.
"Deceptive firearms marketing exploits and fuels gun violence - and must be stopped. Our goal is to...