Title: Encouraging the House of Representatives to pass laws to prevent gun violence.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Encourages the enactment of laws with respect to the purchasing of weapons, background checks, and mental-health services funding.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1076 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






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 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
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives encourages the 
enactment of laws that--
            (1) outlaw individuals with violent criminal records from 
        purchasing guns;
            (2) require background and age checks for all gun buyers;
            (3) raise the minimum age for purchasing guns from 18 to 
        21;
            (4) outlaw military-grade weapons, including assault 
        rifles, to the general public;
            (5) require gun owners to undergo 14 days of gun training, 
        including shooting practice, alongside gun storage, safe 
        handling, and accident prevention, overseen by a Federal or 
        State agency or private company;
            (6) provide increased government funding of mental health 
        services at schools and workplaces, including counseling, 
        treatment plans, and accessibility to other professional help;
            (7) properly enforce gun control regulations in every 
        State, leaving no loopholes such as gun shows and other private 
        sales; and
            (8) outlaw the purchase of weapons over the Internet.
                                 <all>