,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebhf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ad1 #bjah,mr4 ,mast 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1 and ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to impose a #fj-;day moratorium on the transfer or receipt of an assault rifle1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,mass ,violence ,prevention ,reform ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds as follows3 7#a7 ,on ,march #aa1 #bjah1 ,president ,donald ,trump announced a commission on school safety4 7#b7 ,the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 having been alerted twice1 failed to identify the threat posed by ,nikolas ,cruz4 7#c7 ,the ,broward ,county ,sheriff's ,office1 having sent law enforcement officers to ,nikolas ,cruz's home #ci times1 failed to identify him as a threat4 7#d7 ,at least #c ,state agencies1 having investigated ,nikolas ,cruz1 failed to identify him as a threat4 7#e7 ,mental illness was identified in ,nikolas ,cruz1 but he was still sold a gas-operated semiautomatic rifle4 7#f7 ,nikolas ,cruz1 who had been expelled by ,marjory ,stoneman ,douglas ,high ,school1 was still able to enter the school's campus on ,february #ad1 #bjah in possession of a gas-operated semiautomatic rifle4 7#g7 ,broward ,county ,sheriff's deputies1 who have received extensive tactical training and were in possession of body armor and firearms1 were paralyzed from executing an assault on #ah-year-old ,nikolas ,cruz in possession of a gas-operated semiautomatic rifle4 7#h7 ,president ,donald ,trump proposed a ban on the rifle accessory known as a bump stock4 7#i7 ,president ,donald ,trump called on ,members of ,congress to draft legislation that would require background checks for all firearm sales4 7#aj7 ,president ,donald ,trump called on ,members of ,congress to draft legislation raising the age of all firearm purchasers to #ba years of age4 7#aa7 ,a gas-operated semiautomatic rifle was the weapon of choice for ,nikolas ,cruz1 who killed #ag people at ,marjory ,stoneman ,douglas ,high ,school1 ,parkland1 ,florida1 on ,february #ad1 #bjah4 7#ab7 ,a gas-operated semiautomatic rifle was the weapon of choice for ,stephen ,paddock1 who killed #eh people at the ,route #ia ,harvest ,music ,festival in ,las ,vegas1 ,nevada1 on ,october #a1 #bjag4 7#ac7 ,a gas-operated semiautomatic rifle was the weapon of choice for ,omar ,mateen1 who killed #di people at the ,pulse ,nightclub in ,orlando1 ,florida1 on ,june #ab1 #bjaf4 7#ad7 ,congress is developing legislation to provide behavioral detection training to those selling firearms4 7#ae7 ,congress is developing legislation to provide funds for strengthening school security and physical security infrastructure4 7#af7 ,individuals adjudicated as posing a threat to themselves or others should not be permitted to purchase firearms4 7#ag7 ,a system of due process must be established to ensure that citizens are not deprived of their ,second ,amendment rights4 7#ah7 ,americans have declining faith in the system of checks designed to preclude future sales of firearms to those who were clearly deemed a threat4 #c4 ,moratorium on the transfer or receipt of an assault rifle 7a7 ,in general ,during the #fj-;day period that begins with the day after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 it shall be unlawful for any person to transfer or receive an assault rifle4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,assault rifle ,the term assault rifle means a gas-operated semiautomatic firearm with a rifled bore4 7#b7 ,gas-operated ,the term gas-operated means1 with respect to a firearm1 that the firearm uses a portion of gas of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round4 7#c7 ,semiautomatic ,the term semiautomatic means1 with respect to a firearm1 that the firearm is a repeating firearm that utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round1 and that requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge4 7#d7 ,rifled bore ,the term rifled bore means1 with respect to a firearm1 that the firearm is designed or made to spin a fired projectile4 7#e7 ,firearm ,the term firearm has the meaning given the term in section #iba7;a77#c7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7c7 ,penalties ,whoever knowingly violates subsection 7a7 shall be subject to the penalties provided for in section #ibd7;a77#a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7d7 ,presidential waiver ,the ,president of the ,united ,states may extend the moratorium established by subsection 7a7 until the earlier of-- 7#a7 #cj days after the date of the submission of the report required by section #d2 or 7#b7 ,october #a1 #bjbj4 #d4 ,report to the ,congress ,within #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 and the ,deputy ,director of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives shall jointly submit a written report to the ,congress that-- 7#a7 recommends a legal definition of assault weapon1 including classifying firearms based on lethality2 and 7#b7 makes such other policy recommendations relating to firearms as are appropriate in the interest of public health4