,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ebj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #e1 #bjae    
,mrs4 ,lawr5ce 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( 
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4    
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 &     
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ! ,f$]al fire>ms laws 
%\ld be rigor\sly en=c$1 t all          
appropriate measures %\ld be tak5 to end
 ! flood ( unlawfully pur*as$ fire>ms   
into our communities1 & t adequate      
res\rces %\ld be provid$ to accompli%   
su* purposes4  ,:]eas ! ,bureau (       
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 &         
,explosives & ! ,attorney ,g5]al are    
uniquely position$ to lead ! ef=ts to   
en=ce ,f$]al fire>ms laws2 ,:]eas !     
,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 
& ,explosives is sev]ely und]fund$ &1 z 
a result1 has fac$ significant *all5ges 
9 monitor+ & regulat+ illegal fire>ms   

traffick+2 ,:]eas law en=cem5t          
au?orities are re/rict$ f fully track+ !
 pur*ase1 use1 & sale ( fire>ms1 mak+ x 
h>d] = !m to aggressively pursue        
crim9als :o use fire>ms illegally & to  
track ! movem5t ( fire>ms us$ 9 crimes2 
,:]eas ne>ly #ij p]c5t ( fire>ms involv$
 9 crime c be trac$ back to #e p]c5t (  
fire>ms deal]s2 ,:]eas1 s9ce enactm5t ( 
! ,brady ,h&gun ,viol5ce ,prev5tion ,act
 on ,febru>y #bh1 #aiid1 backgr\nd *ecks
 h /opp$ m ?an #b1ajj1jjj fire>ms sales 
to prohibit$ pur*as]s1 includ+ convict$ 
felons1 dome/ic abus]s1 fugitives f     
ju/ice1 & o!r dang]\s individuals2      
,:]eas1 despite ! successes ( ! ,brady  
,h&gun ,viol5ce ,prev5tion ,act1        
unlawfully pur*as$ fire>ms are involv$ 9
 approximately #djj1jjj crimes ea* ye>2 
,:]eas at lea/ #cj1jjj fire>ms are lo/ f
 fire>ms deal]'s inv5tories ea* ye>2    
,:]eas ! co/ ( fire>m viol5ce 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates alone h be5 e/imat$ at          
approximately #ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj annually2
 & ,:]eas1 ea* ye>1 individuals )       

fire>ms injure m ?an #ajj1jjj p & kill m
 ?an #cj1jjj p1 includ+ ?r\gh homicides1
 suicides1 & accid5tal dea?s3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! ,f$]al       
fire>ms /atutes %\ld be rigor\sly en=c$2
  7#b7 all appropriate measures %\ld be 
tak5 to end ! flood ( unlawfully pur*as$
 fire>ms into our communities2  7#c7    
adequate res\rces %\ld be provid$ to    
accompli% su* purposes4