,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dggf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aa1 #bjbf,mr4   
,kim 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,mr4 
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4  
,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,m>key1    
,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4   
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 & ,mr4 ,durb97  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to repeal c]ta9  
imp$im5ts to ! adm9i/ration ( ! fire>ms 
laws4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be 
cit$ z ! ,gun ,records ,re/oration &    
,pres]vation ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 ,! ,tiahrt         
,am5dm5ts prev5t ! collection ( valuable
 in=mation1 & ! e/abli%m5t ( effective  
policies to prev5t illegal guns f be+   
us$ 9 crimes4  7#b7 ,! ,tiahrt ,am5dm5ts
 imp$e en=cem5t ( ! gun laws by requir+ 
mo/ backgr\nd *eck records to be de/roy$
 )9 #bd h\rs1 & by b>r+ ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t f requir+ annual inv5tory     
audits by own]s ( gun %ops4  7#c7 ,a    

#bjab /udy by rese>*]s at ,johns ,hopk9s
 ,bloomb]g ,s*ool ( ,public ,heal? f\nd 
t ! ,tiahrt ,am5dm5ts dramatically      
increase gun traffick+ to ! crim9al     
m>ket4  7#d7 ,a #bjaf /udy f !          
,univ]sity ( ,pittsburgh ,graduate      
,s*ool ( ,public ,heal? f\nd t 9 #bjjh1 
#gi p]c5t ( all guns recov]$ by police f
 crime sc5es belong$ to someone o!r ?an 
! p]petrator & #cj p]c5t _h be5 /ol54   
7#e7 ,a #bjbj analysis f ! ,,r&         
corporation conclud$ t ! ,tiahrt        
,am5dm5ts limit rese>*]s' access to data
 t provide important insights1 su* z--  
7,a7 h[ guns fl[ f ,/ates ) less        
re/rictive gun laws to ,/ates ) m       
re/rictive gun laws2  7,b7 h[ prohibit$ 
pur*as]s obta9 _! fire>ms2  7,c7 !      
*>act]i/ics ( /raw pur*ases2 &  7,d7    
:e!r m re/rictive gun laws create a     
%ortage ( fire>ms = prohibit$ pur*ases4 
7#f7 ,e ye>1 m ?an #ada1jjj p are %ot 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#g7 #bjba 0 "o ( !   
deadlie/ ye>s on record = ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 ) an e/imat$ #ba1jjj p kill$ 9  

fire>m homicides or non-suicide relat$  
%oot+s1 :i* is an #h p]c5t increase ov] 
#bjbj4  7#h7 ,9 #bjbd1 #eg p]c5t (      
fire>m homicide victims 7 ,black & #ah  
p]c5t ( fire>m homicide victims 7       
,hispanic4  7#i7 ,9 #bjbc1 ! ,national  
,trac+ ,c5t] at ! ,bureau ( ,alcohol1   
,tobacco1 ,fire>ms & ,explosives        
process$ #ejj1jjj trace reque/s on      
fire>ms f ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local law    
en=cem5t ag5cies4  7#aj7 ,hav+ effective
 policies to prev5t illegal gun         
traffick+ makes our families &          
communities saf]4  7#aa7 ,repeal+ !     
,tiahrt ,am5dm5ts w\ld support law      
en=cem5t ef=ts & give ! public vital    
in=mation ne$$ to craft ! mo/ effective 
policies aga9/ illegal guns4  #c4       
,repeal ( c]ta9 limitations on ! use (  
database in=mation ( ! ,bureau (        
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms &          
,explosives  7a7 ,fiscal ye> #bjab ,!   
matt] "u ! head+ ,sal>ies & ,exp5ses "u 
! head+ ,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1   
,fire>ms & ,explosives 9 title ,,ii (   

division ,b ( ! ,consolidat$ & ,fur!r   
,cont9u+ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab    
7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law  
#aab-ee2 #abe ,/at4 #fji7 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ ! six? proviso4  7b7 ,fiscal ye>  
#bjaj ,! six? proviso "u ! head+        
,sal>ies & ,exp5ses "u ! head+ ,bureau (
 ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms &         
,explosives 9 title ,,ii ( division ,b (
 ! ,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1   
#bjaj 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public 
,law #aaa-aag2 #abc ,/at4 #cabh7 is     
am5d$ by /rik+ beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjaj
 & !reaft] & ins]t+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjaj4 
7c7 ,fiscal ye> #bjji ,! six? proviso "u
 ! head+ ,sal>ies & ,exp5ses "u ! head+ 
,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms &
 ,explosives 9 title ,,ii ( division ,b 
( ! ,omnibus ,appropriations ,act1 #bjji
 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law 
#aaa-h2 #abc ,/at4 #ege7 is am5d$ by    
/rik+ beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjji &       
!reaft] & ins]t+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjji4    
7d7 ,fiscal ye> #bjjh ,! six? proviso "u
 ! head+ ,sal>ies & ,exp5ses "u ! head+ 

,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms &
 ,explosives 9 title ,,ii ( division ,b 
( ! ,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1  
#bjjh 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public 
,law #aaj-afa2 #aba ,/at4 #aijc7 is     
am5d$ by /rik+ beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjjh
 & !reaft] & ins]t+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjjh4 
7e7 ,fiscal ye> #bjjf ,! six? proviso "u
 ! head+ ,sal>ies & ,exp5ses "u ! head+ 
,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms &
 ,explosives 9 title ,i ( ! ,sci5ce1    
,/ate1 ,ju/ice1 ,comm]ce1 & ,relat$     
,ag5cies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjf    
7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law  
#aji-ajh2 #aai ,/at4 #bbie7 is am5d$ by 
/rik+ "u ?is or any o!r ,act ) respect  
to any fiscal ye> & ins]t+ "u ?is ,act4 
7f7 ,fiscal ye> #bjje ,! six? proviso "u
 ! head+ ,sal>ies & ,exp5ses "u ! head+ 
,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms &
 ,explosives 9 title ,i ( division ,b ( 
! ,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1    
#bjje 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public 
,law #ajh-ddg2 #aah ,/at4 #bhei7 is     
am5d$ by /rik+ "u ?is or any o!r ,act ) 

respect to any fiscal ye> & ins]t+ "u   
?is ,act4  #d4 ,elim9ation ( prohibition
 on process+ ( ,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act
 reque/s ab\t arson or explosives       
incid5ts or fire>m traces ,section #fdd 
( division ,j ( ! ,consolidat$          
,appropriations ,resolution1 #bjjc 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 #eeb note2 ,public ,law       
#ajh-g2 #aag ,/at4 #dgc7 is repeal$4    
#e4 ,repeal ( limitations on imposition 
( requirem5t t fire>ms deal]s conduct   
physical *eck ( fire>ms inv5tory ,! fif?
 proviso "u ! head+ ,sal>ies & ,exp5ses 
"u ! head+ ,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1
 ,fire>ms & ,explosives 9 title ,,ii (  
division ,b ( ! ,consolidat$ & ,fur!r   
,cont9u+ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjac    
7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law  
#aac-f2 #abg ,/at4 #bdh7 is am5d$ by    
/rik+ & any fiscal ye> !reaft]4  #f4    
,elim9ation ( prohibition on            
consolidation or c5tralization 9 !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice ( fire>ms           
acquisition & disposition records       
ma9ta9$ by ,f$]al fire>ms lic5sees ,!   

matt] "u ! head+ ,sal>ies & ,exp5ses "u 
! head+ ,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1   
,fire>ms & ,explosives 9 title ,,ii (   
division ,b ( ! ,consolidat$ & ,fur!r   
,cont9u+ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab    
7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law  
#aab-ee2 #abe ,/at4 #fji7 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ ! fir/ proviso2 &  7#b7 9 
! second proviso1 by /rik+ fur!r4  #g4  
,repeal ( requirem5t to de/roy in/ant   
crim9al backgr\nd *eck records )9 #bd   
h\rs ,section #eaa ( ! ,consolidat$ &   
,fur!r ,cont9u+ ,appropriations ,act1   
#bjab 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djija note2       
,public ,law #aab-ee2 #abe ,/at4 #fcb7  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ -- & all t     
foll[s ?r\gh 7#a72 &  7#b7 by /rik+ !   
semicolon & all t foll[s & ins]t+ a     
p]iod4