,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #b1 #bjag ,ms4  
,norton submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = 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 #bjag 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 #a p]son 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o is "u #be ye>s ( age

 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 ! /reets ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  
,:]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 p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 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 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are a result 
( gun%ot w\nds2 ,:]eas #ij p]c5t (      
homicides ( law en=cem5t (fic]s 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates are a result ( gun%ot     
w\nds2 ,:]eas guns us$ dur+ a robb]y are
 #c times m likely ?an knives & #aj     
times m likely ?an o!r weapons to result
 9 ! dea? ( a victim2 ,:]eas1 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 #hd p]c5t ( homicides aga9/    
male victims betwe5 #ae & #cd ye>s ( age
 are committ$ ) guns2 ,:]eas #bj p]c5t (

 female homicide victims 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates are kill$ by a curr5t or =m]     
p>tn] us+ a gun2 ,:]eas gun viol5ce 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates 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 #aj-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 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates are n[ done s )\t a ,brady
 backgr\nd *eck2 ,:]eas ! ban on ! sale 
( assault weapons & l>ge capacity       
ammunition magaz9es expir$ 9 #bjjd2     
,:]eas1 9 #bjaf1 ! numb] ( homicides due
 to gun%ot w\nds 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 guns1   
#ag p]c5t few] fire>m aggravat$         
assaults1 & #di p]c5t few] suicides us+ 
guns2 ,:]eas murd] due to gun%ot w\nds  
climb$ #be p]c5t 9 ,miss\ri :5 univ]sal 
backgr\nd *ecks 7 lift$2 ,:]eas1 on     
av]age1 #cc1hhj dea?s p] ye> 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates 7 due to guns2 & ,:]eas x w\ld be
 appropriate to designate ,june #bjag 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 ! #aae? ,congress to address gun      
viol5ce3 7,a7 ,h4,r4 #adge1 ! ,gun      
,traffick+ ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjag1 to  
limit ! traffick+ ( fire>ms4  7,b7      
,h4,r4 #adgh1 ! ,gun ,viol5ce ,rese>*   
,act ( #bjag1 to all[ ! ,dep>tm5t ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices to sponsor rese>* on 
gun viol5ce4  7,c7 ,h4,r4 #afab1 ! ,gun 
,%[ ,loophole ,clos+ ,act ( #bjag1 to   
require t backgr\nd *ecks be conduct$ on

 individuals pur*as+ guns at gun %[s4   
7,d7 ,legislation to ban assault weapons
 & l>ge capacity ammunition magaz9es4