,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois 7for herself1  
,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4       
,hastings of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,bishop of  
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4
 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,thompson of            
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,lee of  
,california1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,moore1  
,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,ms4    
,brown of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4  
,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,payne1    
,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4        
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,eddie       
,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4       
,clarke1 ,ms4 ,waters1 ,mrs4            
,christensen1 ,ms4 ,edwards1 ,mr4 ,rush1
 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1   
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 and ,mr4 ,rangel7   
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,expressing disapproval over the gun    
violence plaguing ,america's            

communities1 and calling on the         
,congress to enact comprehensive gun    
reforms that reduce gun violence4       
,whereas more than #ca1jjj people a year
 in the ,united ,states die from gunshot
 wounds2 ,whereas1 in #bjaj1 there were 
an estimated #ccg1ifj nonfatal violent  
crimes committed with guns1 and #gc1eje 
persons treated in hospital emergency   
departments for nonfatal gunshot wounds2
 ,whereas the burden of gun violence on 
,american society is substantial when   
measured in years of productive life    
lost1 disability1 fear1 and economic    
costs2 ,whereas1 in #bjje1 gun-related  
deaths and injuries in the ,united      
,states resulted in medical and lost    
productivity expenses estimated at      
#cg1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas the use of    
guns is the second leading cause of     
traumatic death related to a consumer   
product in the ,united ,states1 and is  
the second most frequent cause of death 
overall for ,americans ages #ae to #bd2 
,whereas gun violence is the leading    

cause of death for ,african-,american   
teens2 ,whereas women who are victims of
 domestic violence are #e times more    
likely to be killed if their abuser has 
a gun2 ,whereas tragedies at schools1   
such as ,sandy ,hook1 ,virginia ,tech1  
and ,columbine bring to the forefront   
the need to protect our most vulnerable 
citizens1 our children1 and school      
personnel from gun violence2 ,whereas   
similar events have taken place in      
public areas1 such as the ,century      
,movie ,theater in ,aurora1 work places 
around the ,nation1 and ,fort ,hood1    
which is considered a secure            
environment2 ,whereas stand-your-ground 
laws have dramatically and recklessly   
expanded the right of citizens to use   
deadly force1 and have been subject to  
national scrutiny2 ,whereas there has   
been widespread support among gun owners
 and non-gun owners for commonsense gun 
reforms that include banning assault    
weapons and high capacity magazine clips
 of more than #aj rounds1 reporting the 

sale of large quantities of ammunition  
to the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1   
,firearms and ,explosives1 and requiring
 background checks on all gun           
purchasers1 including those purchasing  
at gun shows2 and ,whereas the          
,president of the ,united ,states has   
issued executive actions based on the   
recommendations of a study commission on
 gun violence1 to promote fact-based1   
commonsense legislation which would     
protect the rights and freedom of all   
citizens3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7  
supports the ,president's ,plan to      
,reduce ,gun ,violence based on the     
study commission's recommendations2     
7#b7 urges the ,congress to enact       
legislation based on the recommendations
 of the ,president to reduce gun        
violence2  7#c7 condemns all gun        
violence and relevant parties for their 
role in obstructing communities ability 
to be safe from gun violence2  7#d7     
condemns all efforts to weaken gun laws 

and proposals that stand in the way of  
comprehensive gun law reform2  7#e7     
condemns all relevant parties for their 
roles in proposing stand-your-ground    
legislation and similar legislation that
 compromises public safety and the      
integrity of the prosecutorial system2  
7#f7 urges any ,state legislature       
considering stand-your-ground           
legislation to reject such proposals2   
and  7#g7 urges the repeal of the       
stand-your-ground law in every ,state   
which has enacted such a law4