,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #h1 #bjae ,ms4
 ,norton submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,express+ support
 = ! designation ( ,june z ,national    
,gun ,viol5ce ,aw>5ess ,mon? & call+ on 
,congress to address gun viol5ce4       
,:]eas summ] is ! season ) ! highe/     
rates ( gun viol5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  
,:]eas #ajj1jjj ,am]icans suff] gun%ot  
w\nds 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates e ye>2 ,:]eas   
approximately #hi p die & approximately 
#cjj are injur$ f gun viol5ce ea* day 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas m ?an #ej p]c5t 
( all gun%ot victims 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
are "u #cj ye>s old2 ,:]eas e #fj m9utes
 "o ,am]ican "u ! age ( #be loses 8 or  
h] life to gun viol5ce2 ,:]eas #e p]c5t 

( gun deal]s 7approximately #c1jjj      
deal]s nationwide7 supply ne>ly #ij     
p]c5t ( all crime guns t %[ up 9        
,am]ican /reets2 ,:]eas few] ?an #ajj p 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h be5 kill$ 9 t]ror   
attacks s9ce ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 b t5s
 ( ?\s&s h be5 kill$ by gun viol5ce 9 t 
same "t p]iod2 ,:]eas m ,am]icans h di$ 
f gun%ot w\nds 9 ! pa/ ?ree decades ?an 
! sum total ( combat dea?s 9 all ! w>s 9
 ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory2 ,:]eas two-?irds 
( all homicides & half ( all suicides   
are a result ( gun%ot w\nds2 ,:]eas #ij 
p]c5t ( homicides ( law en=cem5t (fic]s 
are a result ( gun%ot w\nds2 ,:]eas     
fire>ms us$ dur+ a robb]y are ?ree times
 m likely ?an knives & t5 times m likely
 ?an o!r weapons to result 9 ! dea? ( a 
victim2 ,:]eas #hd p]c5t ( homicides    
aga9/ male victims betwe5 ! ages ( #ae  
to #cd are committ$ ) guns2 ,:]eas #bj  
p]c5t ( female homicide victims are     
kill$ by a curr5t or =m] p>tn] us+      
fire>ms2 ,:]eas gun viol5ce decl9$ 9 !  
#aiijs aft] ! enactm5t ( ! ,brady ,h&gun

 ,viol5ce ,prev5tion ,act 9 #aiic1 :i*  
creat$ a national backgr\nd *eck sy/em1 
& ! ,viol5t ,crime ,control & ,law      
,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid1 :i* plac$ a     
t5-ye> ban on ! sale ( assault weapons &
 l>ge capacity ammunition magaz9es2     
,:]eas ) ! rise ov] "t ( sales 9 no     
que/ions ask$ transactions1 #dj p]c5t ( 
guns sold 9 ,am]ica are n[ done s )\t a 
,brady backgr\nd *eck2 ,:]eas ! ban on !
 sale ( assault weapons & l>ge capacity 
ammunition magaz9es expir$ 9 #bjjd2     
,:]eas 9 #bjae1 aft] ye>s ( decl9e1 !   
numb] ( homicides due to gun%ot w\nds   
has spik$ aga9 9 cities su* z ,*icago1  
,milwaukee1 ,/4 ,l\is1 & ,new ,orleans2 
,:]eas ?is tr5d ( increas+ gun viol5ce  
may spread2 ,:]eas 9 ! #af ,/ates t     
require backgr\nd *ecks ( private gun   
sales1 !re are #ch p]c5t few] fatal     
%oot+s ( wom5 by _! p>tn]s1 #ci p]c5t   
few] police murd]$ by fire>ms1 #ag p]c5t
 few] fire>m aggravat$ assaults1 & #di  
p]c5t few] suicides us+ fire>ms2 ,:]eas 
murd] due to gun%ot w\nds climb$ #be    

p]c5t 9 ,miss\ri :5 univ]sal backgr\nd  
*ecks 7 lift$2 ,:]eas #cc1fcf dea?s 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates 7 due to guns 9 #bjac2 &  
,:]eas ,june w\ld be an appropriate mon?
 to designate z ,national ,gun ,viol5ce 
,aw>5ess ,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports 
! designation ( ,national ,gun ,viol5ce 
,aw>5ess ,mon?2 &  7#b7 calls on        
,congress to enact ! foll[+ legislation 
f ! #aad? ,congress to address gun      
viol5ce3  7,a7 ,h4,r4 #cjea1 !          
,backgr\nd ,*eck ,completion ,act1 to   
prev5t fire>ms deal]s f transf]r+       
fire>ms be=e a backgr\nd *eck ( !       
prospective buy] has be5 complet$4  7,b7
 ,h4,r4 #geb1 ! ,l>ge ,capacity         
,ammunition ,fe$+ ,device ,act1 to ban  
l>ge capacity ammunition magaz9es4  7,c7
 ,h4,r4 #cdee1 ! ,gun ,traffick+        
,prev5tion ,act ( #bjae1 to limit !     
traffick+ ( fire>ms4  7,d7 ,h4,r4 #cacj1
 ! ,z]o ,tol]ance = ,dome/ic ,abus]s    
,act1 to protect victims ( /alk+ f gun  
viol5ce4  7,e7 ,h4,r4 #cdaa1 ! ,fix ,gun

 ,*ecks ,act ( #bjae1 & ,h4,r4 #abag1 ! 
,public ,safety & ,second ,am5dm5t      
,rights ,protection ,act ( #bjae1 to    
require a backgr\nd *eck = e gun transf]
 & to ensure t anyone :o is prohibit$ f 
buy+ a gun is li/$ 9 ! ,national ,in/ant
 ,crim9al ,backgr\nd ,*eck ,sy/em4  7,f7
 ,legislation to ban assault weapons4