,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #iic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1 #bjbj,ms4   
,norton submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,express+      
support = ! designation ( ,june #bjbj z 
,national ,gun ,viol5ce ,aw>5ess ,mon?1 
& 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 #if p die &        
approximately #bjj are injur$ f gun     
viol5ce ea* day 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2      
,:]eas m ?an #fj p]c5t ( all gun%ot     
victims 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are "u #cj    
ye>s old2 ,:]eas e #gj m9utes1 "o       
,am]ican "u ! age ( #be 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 ,am]ican /reets2  
,:]eas m *ildr5 h be5 kill$ by guns 9 ! 

,unit$ ,/ates s9ce ! #bjab ,s&y ,hook   
,elem5t>y ,s*ool %oot+ ?an ! total numb]
 ( ,am]ican soldi]s kill$ 9 ov]seas     
combat s9ce ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja2 ,:]eas
 m ,am]icans 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 half ( all suicides are 
a result ( gun%ot w\nds2 ,:]eas #ij     
p]c5t ( homicides ( law en=cem5t (fic]s 
are ! result ( fire>ms2 ,:]eas fire>ms  
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  
,:]eas #bj p]c5t ( female homicide      
victims are kill$ by a curr5t or =m]    
p>tn] us+ fire>ms2 ,:]eas gun viol5ce   
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 ! ban on ! sale (      

assault weapons & l>ge capacity         
ammunition magaz9es expir$ 9 #bjjd2     
,:]eas accord+ to a #bjad /udy1 ( ! #af 
,/ates t !n requir$ backgr\nd *ecks (   
private gun sales1 !re 7 #ch p]c5t few] 
fatal %oot+s ( wom5 by _! p>tn]s1 #ci   
p]c5t few] police murd]$ by fire>ms1 #ag
 p]c5t few] fire>m-aggravat$ assaults1 &
 #di p]c5t few] suicides us+ fire>ms2   
,:]eas almo/ #dj1jjj dea?s 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates 7 due to guns 9 #bjag2 & ,:]eas  
,june w\ld be an appropriate mon? to    
designate 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 !      
,s5ate to pass gun viol5ce prev5tion    
legislation1 includ+-- 7,a7 ,h4,r4 #h1 !
 ,bip>tisan ,backgr\nd ,*ecks ,act (    
#bjai1 to require a backgr\nd *eck on e 
gun sale or transf]1 :i* pass$ ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives on ,febru>y #bg1 #bjbj2
 &  7,b7 ,h4,r4 #aaab1 ! ,enhanc$       
,backgr\nd ,*ecks ,act ( #bjai1 to close

 ! ,*>le/on ,loophole by provid+ !      
,f$]al backgr\nd *eck sy/em additional  
"t to make a f9al det]m9ation on a      
pot5tial gun pur*as] be=e a lic5s$ deal]
 c transf] a gun1 :i* pass$ ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives on ,febru>y #bh1 #bjbj4