IV 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1076 

Encouraging the House of Representatives to pass laws to prevent gun 

violence. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 

Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr. DEUTCH, and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education 

and the Workforce, 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 

RESOLUTION 

Encouraging the House of Representatives to pass laws to 

prevent gun violence. 

Whereas tens of thousands of students walked out of their 

schools, including students from Alhambra High School 

in California, in a nationwide demonstration on March 

14, 2018, in a concerted effort to start the much-needed 

discussion on ending gun violence; 

Whereas Congress has enacted a variety of gun control regulations regarding licensing, restrictions of certain firearms, and prohibiting felons from carrying guns; 

Whereas according to the Washington Post, there have been 

154 mass shootings in which 4 or more people were shot 


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by a lone shooter since 1966, with California experiencing 

the most mass shootings of any State with 23; 

Whereas according to a 2017 Quinnipiac University poll, 94 

percent of Americans support requiring all gun buyers to 

pass a criminal background check; 

Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, in 2017 there were 36,252 firearm deaths in 

the United States, with 12,979 of those deaths being 

homicides and 20,018 being suicides; 

Whereas according to a CNN study, there has been an average of one school shooting each week in 2018; 

Whereas there is a lack of funds and focus put into background check systems and inspections as mandated by 

Federal law for gun owners and dealers; and 

Whereas the next generation of dedicated and driven young 

Americans, like the students of Alhambra High School in 

Alhambra, California, have taken it upon themselves to 

engage and work with their congressional and local representatives to achieve their goal of ending gun violence 

in schools and communities across the United States: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives encour2 ages the enactment of laws that— 

3 (1) outlaw individuals with violent criminal 

4 records from purchasing guns; 

5 (2) require background and age checks for all 

6 gun buyers; 

7 (3) raise the minimum age for purchasing guns 

8 from 18 to 21; 


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1 (4) outlaw military-grade weapons, including 

2 assault rifles, to the general public; 

3 (5) require gun owners to undergo 14 days of 

4 gun training, including shooting practice, alongside 

5 gun storage, safe handling, and accident prevention, 

6 overseen by a Federal or State agency or private 

7 company; 

8 (6) provide increased government funding of 

9 mental health services at schools and workplaces, in10 cluding counseling, treatment plans, and accessibility 

11 to other professional help; 

12 (7) properly enforce gun control regulations in 

13 every State, leaving no loopholes such as gun shows 

14 and other private sales; and 

15 (8) outlaw the purchase of weapons over the 

16 Internet. 

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