Title: Condemning gun violence and its impact on youth by supporting the enactment of legislation to prevent future school and neighborhood shootings.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States must address gun violence.
Expresses support for the following:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 127 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2018

    Ms. Wilson of Florida (for herself, Ms. Barragan, 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

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                         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;
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;
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
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that the United States must come 
together and address the critical issue of gun violence in the Nation 
and in the Nation's schools and that Congress supports--
            (1) reinstating the ban on the sale of military-style 
        assault weapons;
            (2) ensuring that children can attend school and live in 
        their communities free from the threat of violence;
            (3) ensuring that State and local school districts create 
        positive and engaging learning environments where all students 
        can excel;
            (4) providing evidence-based school threat assessments to 
        identify individuals that pose a danger to themselves or 
        others, while ensuring that they receive appropriate 
        assistance;
            (5) keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of 
        individuals who are not lawfully authorized to possess them;
            (6) promoting information sharing between authorized school 
        personnel and law enforcement agencies that will facilitate the 
        early identification of threats to public safety;
            (7) providing evidence-based training for educational 
        professionals, health providers, and others to recognize 
        indicators of the potential for violent behavior and intervene 
        with evidence-based resources; and
            (8) facilitating the collection, study, and publication of 
        relevant research to expand access for mental health services, 
        with a focus on children and young adults.
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