WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06), Vice Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, voted to pass H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. McBath is an original co-sponsor of the legislation, a historic gun violence prevention bill that was introduced by GVP Task Force Chair Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05). The initial House passage of H.R. 8 in 2019 marked the first time Congress passed a bill to ensure that al  more