,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ccjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjah ,mr4  
,nelson 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mrs4  
,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,m>key1   
,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4    
,br[n1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mrs4 ,murray1    
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,book]1   
,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 
,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4       
,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,ms4   
,smi?1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4   
,:iteh\se1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1  
,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1
 & ,mr4 ,c>d97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d *apt] #dd ( title #ah1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit ! publication 
( #c;,d pr9t] plans = ! pr9t+ ( fire>ms1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title     
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! #c;,d ,pr9t$  
,gun ,safety ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,?ree     
dim5sional1 or #c;,d pr9t+1 involves !  

programm+ ( a #c;,d pr9t+ ma*9e ) a     
comput] file t provides ! s*ematics = ! 
item to be pr9t$4  7#b7 ,rec5t          
te*nological developm5ts h all[$ = !    
#c;,d pr9t+ ( fire>ms & fire>m p>ts1    
includ+ p>ts made out ( pla/ic1 by      
unlic5s$ individuals 9 possession (     
relatively inexp5sive #c;,d pr9t]s4     
7#c7 ,because #c;,d pr9t+ all[s         
individuals to make _! own fire>ms out (
 pla/ic1 !y may be able to evade        
detection by metal detectors at security
 *eckpo9ts1 increas+ ! risk t a fire>m w
 be us$ to p]petrate viol5ce on an      
airplane or o!r area :]e p congregate4  
7#d7 ,! availability ( onl9e s*ematics =
 ! #c;,d pr9t+ ( fire>ms & fire>m p>ts  
increases ! risk t dang]\s p1 includ+   
felons1 dome/ic abus]s1 & o!r p         
prohibit$ f possess+ fire>ms "u ,f$]al  
law1 w obta9 a fire>m ?r\gh #c;,d pr9t+4
  7#e7 ,on ,june #g1 #bjac1 an assailant
 us$ a gun he _h con/ruct$ by himself to
 kill 8 fa!r1 bro!r1 & #c o!r p at      
,santa ,monica ,college 9 ,cali=nia4 ,! 

p]son _h fail$ a backgr\nd *eck :5 he   
tri$ to pur*ase a gun f a lic5s$ gun    
deal]4 ,! gun he us$ 0 made f an unf9i%$
 ,,ar-#ae-/yle receiv]1 simil> to a     
receiv] t c n[ be made ) a #c;,d pr9t]4 
7#f7 ,fire>ms trac+ is a p[]ful         
inve/igative tool4 ,:5 law en=cem5t     
ag5cies recov] fire>ms t h be5 us$ 9    
crimes1 ! ag5cies "w ) ! ,bureau (      
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 &         
,explosives to trace ^! fire>ms to _!   
fir/ retail pur*as]4 ,! ag5cies c use t 
in=mation to inve/igate & solve !       
crimes4 ,9 #bjag alone1 ! ,bureau (     
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 &         
,explosives conduct$ #djh1jjj traces4   
7#g7 ,fire>ms trac+ dep5ds on ! ability 
to id5tify fire>ms bas$ on _! s]ial     
numb]4 ,traditionally1 :5 a fire>m is   
manufactur$ dome/ically or import$ f    
abroad1 x is engrav$ ) a s]ial numb] &  
m>k+s t id5tify ! manufactur] or        
import]1 make1 model1 & calib]1 & are   
unique to ! fire>m4 ,fire>ms made by    
unlic5s$ individuals ) #c;,d pr9t]s1    

h[ev]1 d n conta9 g5u9e s]ial numb]s4   
7#h7 ,crim9als seek fire>ms )\t s]ial   
numb]s because !y _c be trac$4 ,9 ,july 
#bjah1 ! ,los ,angeles ,police ,dep>tm5t
 complet$ a #f-mon?-long inve/igation t 
result$ 9 ! seizure ( #de fire>ms1 "s ( 
:i* _h be5 assembl$ )\t s]ial numb]s 9  
ord] to be untraceable4 ,if ! s*ematics 
= #c;,d pr9t+ fire>ms & fire>m p>ts are 
available onl9e1 p int5d+ to commit gun 
crimes may create simil>ly untraceable  
fire>ms 9 ord] to avoid acc\ntability = 
^! crimes4  7#i7 ,int]/ate gun          
traffick+1 includ+ ! traffick+ (        
untraceable fire>ms1 int]f]es ) lawful  
comm]ce 9 fire>ms & significantly       
contributes to gun crime4 ,( ! #baa1chd 
fire>ms trac$ by ! ,bureau ( ,alcohol1  
,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 & ,explosives 9     
#bjaf1 #fj1icf ( ^? fire>ms 7 orig9ally 
sold by a lic5s$ fire>ms deal] 9 a ,/ate
 o!r ?an ! ,/ate :]e !y 7 recov]$4 ,^!  
guns made up #bh4h p]c5t ( all fire>m   
recov]ies 9 #bjaf4  7#aj7 ,!            
prolif]ation ( #c;,d-pr9t$ fire>ms      

?reat5s to und]m9e ! entire ,f$]al      
fire>ms regulatory s*eme & to endang]   
public safety & national security4 ,by  
mak+ illegal ! publication ( c]ta9      
comput] code t c be us$ automatically to
 program #c;,d pr9t]s & create          
fire>ms--! only means ( combat+ ?is     
unique ?reat--,congress seeks n to      
regulate ! rights ( comput] programm]s  
"u ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 b r to curb ! p]nici\s 
effects ( untraceable--& pot5tially     
undetectable--fire>ms4  #c4 ,prohibition
 ,section #ibb ( title #ah1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7aa7 ,x %all be unlawful =   
any p]son to int5tionally publi%1 ov] ! 
,int]net or by means ( ! ,_w ,wide ,web1
 digital in/ructions 9 ! =m ( ,comput]  
,aid$ ,design files or o!r code t c     
automatically program a #c-;dim5sional  
pr9t] or simil> device to produce a     
fire>m or complete a fire>m f an unf9i%$
 frame or receiv]4  4