,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjai,mr4  
,deut* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1 ,mrs4 
,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u (     
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1  
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4          
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (     
,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4
 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,evans1   
,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,kelly 
( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney
 ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4       
,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4
 ,ca/5 ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (        
,florida1 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1 ,mr4 ,cri/1    
,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4  
,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,ms4
 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,%alala1 ,mr4 ,soto1   
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,m5g1   
,mr4 ,payne1 & ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d *apt] #dd ( title #ah1 ,unit$  

,/ates ,code1 to prohibit ! di/ribution 
( #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 ( #bjai4  #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$]al      
fire>ms regulatory s*eme & to endang]   
public safety & national security4 ,by  
mak+ illegal ! di/ribution ( c]ta9      
comput] code t c be us$ 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 di/ribute1 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