,,iv  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,august #ae1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,nadler7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,government ,reform  ,,resolution       
,condemning the tragic act of gun       
violence on ,july #bh1 #bjbe1 in ,new   
,york ,city that led to one of the      
deadliest mass shootings in the city's  
history1 and calling for stronger1      
comprehensive ,federal action to prevent
 gun violence nationwide4  ,whereas1 on 
,july #bh1 #bjbe1 a gunman with a       
history of mental illness opened fire   
inside a ,new ,york ,city office        
building located in ,midtown ,manhattan1
 killing #d individuals1 including #a   
,new ,york ,police ,department 7,,nypd7 
officer1 and injuring several others1   
before taking his own life2 ,whereas the
 shooting marks the deadliest mass      
shooting in ,new ,york ,city in #be     

years2 ,whereas the victims included    
,,nypd officer ,didarul ,islam1 leaving 
behind his pregnant wife and #b young   
children2 ,aland ,etienne1 an on-duty   
security officer and union member2      
,wesley ,le,patner1 an executive at     
,blackstone and community leader2 and   
,julia ,hyman1 a young associate at a   
real estate firm in the building2       
,whereas the shooter used a             
military-style semiautomatic rifle that 
would be unlawful to possess under ,new 
,york's assault weapons ban but was     
assembled legally in ,nevada1 a ,state  
with weaker gun laws and regulations2   
,whereas the shooter purchased and used 
large-capacity ammunition magazines that
 are unlawful to possess in ,new ,york  
but were legally available in ,nevada2  
,whereas the shooter traveled across    
,state lines from ,nevada to ,new ,york 
with the weapon1 as well as a handgun   
and additional ammunition1 for the      
purpose of executing this senseless mass
 shooting2 ,whereas the patchwork of    

,state gun laws in the ,united ,states  
undermines public safety and the will of
 the people in ,states with strong gun  
safety laws1 such as ,new ,york1 who    
remain at the mercy of the weakest gun  
laws in the country2 ,whereas the       
overwhelming percentage 7#gh percent7 of
 guns recovered and traced from crime   
scenes in ,new ,york over the last #aj  
years come from out of ,state2 ,whereas 
,congress has the power and             
responsibility to enact commonsense     
,federal gun safety legislation to      
uniformly address ,america's gun        
violence epidemic2 ,whereas ,federal    
laws requiring universal background     
checks1 banning weapons of war1 and     
prohibiting gun ownership for those who 
are an extreme risk 7red flag laws7     
could have prevented this mass shooting2
 and  ,whereas a majority of ,americans 
support commonsense gun safety measures 
and recognize the urgent need to reduce 
gun violence without infringing on the  
,supreme ,court's interpretation of the 

,second ,amendment3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that the ,house of                 
,representatives-- 7#a7 condemns the    
senseless act of gun violence that      
occurred in ,new ,york ,city on ,july   
#bh1 #bjbe2  7#b7 honors the lives of   
the #d victims and extends its deepest  
condolences to their families and loved 
ones2  7#c7 recognizes the bravery of   
,new ,york ,police ,department officer  
,didarul ,islam1 security officer ,aland
 ,etienne1 and all first responders who 
risked their lives to protect others2   
7#d7 acknowledges that ,states with     
strong gun laws are endangered by       
,states with weak gun laws1 and that the
 trafficking of firearms across ,state  
lines puts the safety of all ,americans 
at risk2 and  7#e7 acknowledges that    
,congress has a duty to pass            
comprehensive ,federal gun safety       
legislation in order to prevent future  
tragedies and address the epidemic of   
gun violence in the country4