Frankel supports gun control measures , which she calls " common-sense legislation . " Specifically , she supports a high-capacity magazine ban , universal background checks , and a ban on bump stocks . Frankel supports repealing the 1996 Dickey Amendment , which currently discourages the CDC from researching gun violence prevention . Following the Pulse nightclub shooting , Frankel stated , " This Congress offers lots of thoughts and sympathies when people are massacred by firearms , but no action to stop the carnage . " After the Sutherland Springs church shooting , Frankel asserted her frustration with gun lobbying organizations and the inaction of Congress , saying : " We ’ll pause for a moment of silence and then this Congress will do nothing because the NRA has a stranglehold on it . " She has an " F " rating from the NRA , indicating that the organization does not believe that she protects gun rights
Sutherland Springs church shooting
Sutherland Springs church shooting
Lois Frankel