,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #b  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the  
,,united ,,states  ,january #bb         
7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac   
,mr4 ,reid 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,durbin1  
,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4     
,schatz1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 
,hirono1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4         
,lautenberg1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4    
,boxer1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1   
,mr4 ,levin1 and ,mr4 ,rockefeller7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to reduce violence and protect the     
citizens of the ,united ,states4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,sandy ,hook ,elementary ,school    
,violence ,reduction ,act4  #b4 ,sense  
of the ,senate ,it is the sense of the  
,senate that ,congress should--  7#a7   
support the efforts of the ,president of
 the ,united ,states to reduce violence 
in the ,united ,states2  7#b7 promote   
common-sense proposals for preventing   

gun violence2  7#c7 provide law         
enforcement officers with the tools     
necessary to combat violent crime and   
protect communities1 and protect        
themselves2  7#d7 ensure children can   
attend school free from the threat of   
violence2  7#e7 support ,states and     
local districts to ensure schools have  
the safe and successful learning        
conditions in which all students can    
excel2  7#f7 provide tools for          
identifying individuals that pose a     
threat to themselves or others1 so they 
can receive appropriate assistance2     
7#g7 keep dangerous weapons out of the  
hands of criminals and individuals who  
are not lawfully authorized to possess  
them2  7#h7 promote information-sharing 
that will facilitate the early          
identification of threats to public     
safety2  7#i7 mitigate the effects of   
violence by promoting preparedness2     
7#aj7 provide training for educational  
professionals1 health providers1 and    
others to recognize indicators of the   

potential for violent behavior2  7#aa7  
examine whether there is a connection   
between violent media and violent       
behavior2  7#ab7 enable the collection1 
study1 and publication of relevant      
research2 and  7#ac7 expand access to   
mental health services1 with a focus on 
children and young adults4