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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 127 

Condemning gun violence and its impact on youth by supporting the 

enactment of legislation to prevent future school and neighborhood shootings. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 28, 2018 

Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 

Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia) 

submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Condemning gun violence and its impact on youth by supporting the enactment of legislation to prevent future 

school and neighborhood shootings. 

Whereas every year in the United States, over 100,000 people 

are shot in murders, assaults, suicides, attempted suicides, unintentional shootings, or by police intervention, 

including over 17,000 children and teenagers; 

Whereas over 35,000 people in the United States die yearly 

from gun violence, a figure which includes over 2,700 

children and teenagers; 


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Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

show that on an average day, 96 people are killed with 

guns in the United States; 

Whereas on an average day, 7 children and teens are killed 

with guns in the United States; 

Whereas the United States gun homicide rate is more than 

25 times the average of other high-income countries; 

Whereas the United States population makes up about 4.4 

percent of the world’s population but owns approximately 

42 percent of the world’s guns; 

Whereas assault weapons were designed to be utilized as 

weapons of war and have no place in our communities; 

Whereas assault weapons have no place in society and other 

types of guns are too easily obtained; 

Whereas assault weapons should be banned for use by ordinary citizens and should exclusively be used by law enforcement and the military; 

Whereas students in the United States have publicly expressed concern for their safety and well-being and have 

indicated that policymakers should act immediately to 

protect them in school and beyond; 

Whereas since the school shooting at Columbine in 1999, 

there have been numerous other incidents of gun violence, 

claiming the lives of over 26,000 young people, including 

those in Sandy Hook, Connecticut; Parkland, Florida; 

and Santa Fe, Texas; 

Whereas too many young people are shot and killed in the 

neighborhoods of major cities, every day; 


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Whereas individuals other than law enforcement officers 

should not be asked or incentivized to carry weapons for 

fear of danger to their homes or classrooms; 

Whereas schools across the country need considerable additional resources to plan for the possibility of such acts of 

violence, coordinate with law enforcement, and secure 

their buildings from intruders; 

Whereas many schools lack the mental health counselors, psychologists, and social workers they need to identify and 

work with students showing warning signs of depression 

and violence; and 

Whereas neighborhood gun violence must also be addressed 

for the scores of youth who are unable to freely navigate 

their communities, for the fear of their lives and general 

safety: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the 

3 United States must come together and address the critical 

4 issue of gun violence in the Nation and in the Nation’s 

5 schools and that Congress supports— 

6 (1) reinstating the ban on the sale of military7 style assault weapons; 

8 (2) ensuring that children can attend school 

9 and live in their communities free from the threat of 

10 violence; 

11 (3) ensuring that State and local school dis12 tricts create positive and engaging learning environ13 ments where all students can excel; 


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1 (4) providing evidence-based school threat as2 sessments to identify individuals that pose a danger 

3 to themselves or others, while ensuring that they re4 ceive appropriate assistance; 

5 (5) keeping dangerous weapons out of the 

6 hands of individuals who are not lawfully authorized 

7 to possess them; 

8 (6) promoting information sharing between au9 thorized school personnel and law enforcement agen10 cies that will facilitate the early identification of 

11 threats to public safety; 

12 (7) providing evidence-based training for edu13 cational professionals, health providers, and others 

14 to recognize indicators of the potential for violent 

15 behavior and intervene with evidence-based re16 sources; and 

17 (8) facilitating the collection, study, and publi18 cation of relevant research to expand access for men19 tal health services, with a focus on children and 

20 young adults. 

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