,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dggf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #aa1 #bjbf,mr4 ,kim 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,gun ,records ,restoration and ,preservation ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds as follows3 7#a7 ,the ,tiahrt ,amendments prevent the collection of valuable information1 and the establishment of effective policies to prevent illegal guns from being used in crimes4 7#b7 ,the ,tiahrt ,amendments impede enforcement of the gun laws by requiring most background check records to be destroyed within #bd hours1 and by barring the ,federal ,government from requiring annual inventory audits by owners of gun shops4 7#c7 ,a #bjab study by researchers at ,johns ,hopkins ,bloomberg ,school of ,public ,health found that the ,tiahrt ,amendments dramatically increase gun trafficking to the criminal market4 7#d7 ,a #bjaf study from the ,university of ,pittsburgh ,graduate ,school of ,public ,health found that in #bjjh1 #gi percent of all guns recovered by police from crime scenes belonged to someone other than the perpetrator and #cj percent had been stolen4 7#e7 ,a #bjbj analysis from the ,,rand corporation concluded that the ,tiahrt ,amendments limit researchers' access to data that provide important insights1 such as-- 7,a7 how guns flow from ,states with less restrictive gun laws to ,states with more restrictive gun laws2 7,b7 how prohibited purchasers obtain their firearms2 7,c7 the characteristics of straw purchases2 and 7,d7 whether more restrictive gun laws create a shortage of firearms for prohibited purchases4 7#f7 ,every year1 more than #ada1jjj people are shot in the ,united ,states4 7#g7 #bjba was one of the deadliest years on record for the ,united ,states1 with an estimated #ba1jjj people killed in firearm homicides or non-suicide related shootings1 which is an #h percent increase over #bjbj4 7#h7 ,in #bjbd1 #eg percent of firearm homicide victims were ,black and #ah percent of firearm homicide victims were ,hispanic4 7#i7 ,in #bjbc1 the ,national ,tracing ,center at the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives processed #ejj1jjj trace requests on firearms from ,federal1 ,state1 and local law enforcement agencies4 7#aj7 ,having effective policies to prevent illegal gun trafficking makes our families and communities safer4 7#aa7 ,repealing the ,tiahrt ,amendments would support law enforcement efforts and give the public vital information needed to craft the most effective policies against illegal guns4 #c4 ,repeal of certain limitations on the use of database information of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives 7a7 ,fiscal year #bjab ,the matter under the heading ,salaries and ,expenses under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives in title ,,ii of division ,b of the ,consolidated and ,further ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aab-ee2 #abe ,stat4 #fji7 is amended by striking the sixth proviso4 7b7 ,fiscal year #bjaj ,the sixth proviso under the heading ,salaries and ,expenses under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives in title ,,ii of division ,b of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaj 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aaa-aag2 #abc ,stat4 #cabh7 is amended by striking beginning in fiscal year #bjaj and thereafter and inserting in fiscal year #bjaj4 7c7 ,fiscal year #bjji ,the sixth proviso under the heading ,salaries and ,expenses under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives in title ,,ii of division ,b of the ,omnibus ,appropriations ,act1 #bjji 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aaa-h2 #abc ,stat4 #ege7 is amended by striking beginning in fiscal year #bjji and thereafter and inserting in fiscal year #bjji4 7d7 ,fiscal year #bjjh ,the sixth proviso under the heading ,salaries and ,expenses under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives in title ,,ii of division ,b of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjh 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aaj-afa2 #aba ,stat4 #aijc7 is amended by striking beginning in fiscal year #bjjh and thereafter and inserting in fiscal year #bjjh4 7e7 ,fiscal year #bjjf ,the sixth proviso under the heading ,salaries and ,expenses under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives in title ,i of the ,science1 ,state1 ,justice1 ,commerce1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjf 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aji-ajh2 #aai ,stat4 #bbie7 is amended by striking under this or any other ,act with respect to any fiscal year and inserting under this ,act4 7f7 ,fiscal year #bjje ,the sixth proviso under the heading ,salaries and ,expenses under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives in title ,i of division ,b of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjje 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #ajh-ddg2 #aah ,stat4 #bhei7 is amended by striking under this or any other ,act with respect to any fiscal year and inserting under this ,act4 #d4 ,elimination of prohibition on processing of ,freedom of ,information ,act requests about arson or explosives incidents or firearm traces ,section #fdd of division ,j of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,resolution1 #bjjc 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #eeb note2 ,public ,law #ajh-g2 #aag ,stat4 #dgc7 is repealed4 #e4 ,repeal of limitations on imposition of requirement that firearms dealers conduct physical check of firearms inventory ,the fifth proviso under the heading ,salaries and ,expenses under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives in title ,,ii of division ,b of the ,consolidated and ,further ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjac 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aac-f2 #abg ,stat4 #bdh7 is amended by striking and any fiscal year thereafter4 #f4 ,elimination of prohibition on consolidation or centralization in the ,department of ,justice of firearms acquisition and disposition records maintained by ,federal firearms licensees ,the matter under the heading ,salaries and ,expenses under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives in title ,,ii of division ,b of the ,consolidated and ,further ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aab-ee2 #abe ,stat4 #fji7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the first proviso2 and 7#b7 in the second proviso1 by striking further4 #g4 ,repeal of requirement to destroy instant criminal background check records within #bd hours ,section #eaa of the ,consolidated and ,further ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djija note2 ,public ,law #aab-ee2 #abe ,stat4 #fcb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking -- and all that follows through 7#a72 and 7#b7 by striking the semicolon and all that follows and inserting a period4