FIREARMS

Amendments

District of Columbia: revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), H8265, H8266 [16SE], H8283 [17SE]

———revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), consideration (H. Res. 1434), H8178 [16SE]

Analyses

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (H.R. 6767), E1660 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions

Assault weapons: prohibit transfer or sale (see H.R. 6257), H5406 [12JN]

ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see S. 2867), S3026 [15AP] (see H.R. 5863), H2551 (see H.R. 5869), H2552 [22AP]

———ban purchase, use, or distribution of hand tools or tool kits on which any reminder about forfeiture appears (see H.R. 6253), H5406 [12JN]

Civil liberties: increase extent to which State law is used in determining whether a criminal conviction is sufficient to deny a person the right to ship, transport, possess, or receive a firearm (see H.R. 6622), H7164 [24JY]

CPSC: prescribe rules requiring distinctive markings on toy and look-alike firearms (see H.R. 5471), H994 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 7015), H9084 [23SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a competitive grant program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related crimes (see H.R. 7115), H10129 [26SE]

———limit transfer of firearms by persons who have received official notice of Federal firearms dealer license revocation or denial of application for license renewal (see H.R. 6664), H7628 [30JY]

———require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H1888 [1AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans and their surviving spouses and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 3167), S5832 [19JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7784 [31JY]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 1399), consideration (see H. Res. 1331), H6406 [10JY]

———revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (see H.R. 6842), H7955 [9SE]

Employment: require background checks for employees of a licensed firearms business authorized to possess or transfer firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 6676), H7628 [30JY]

FBI: prevent destruction of terrorist and criminal National Instant Criminal Background Check System records (see S. 2935), S3507 [29AP]

Government regulations: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 2577), S492 [30JA]

———reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns (see S. 3634), S9657 [26SE]

———require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition (see S. 2605), S784 [7FE] (see H.R. 5266), H811 [7FE]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriate use of information in the Firearms Trace System (see S. 2769), S2133 [13MR]

Law enforcement officers: provide exception to mandatory minimum sentences for officers who use or possess firearms during a crime committed during pursuit or apprehension of a suspect (see H.R. 6367), H6089 [25JN]

Northern Illinois University: express condolences to those affected by shooting incident (see S. Res. 458), S1121 [25FE] (see H. Res. 1007), H1183 [28FE]

Presidential Commission To Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America: establish (see H.R. 6808), H7807 [1AU]

Public lands: protect right of individuals to carry firearms in units of the National Park System and National Wildlife Refuges and require hunting activities be a land use in all management plans (see H.R. 5646), H1770 [14MR]

———provide opportunities for continued recreational shooting on certain Federal public land (see H.R. 6449), H6342 [9JY]

States: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 6767), H7787 [31JY]

———provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 3207), S6285 [26JN] (see H.R. 5782), H2265 [14AP]

Supreme Court: commend decision in District of Columbia v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 1330), H6406 [10JY]

Taxation: require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see S. 3331), S7279 [24JY]

Veterans: require a court adjudication before certain veterans may be denied the right to possess a firearm (see H.R. 5865), H2551 [22AP]

Letters

National Capital Security and Safety Act: DC Vote (organization), H8177 [16SE]

———several religious organizations, H8176 [16SE]

Second Amendment Enforcement Act: several Senators, S9441, S9445 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Assault weapons: prohibit transfer or sale (H.R. 6257), E1229 [12JN]

Chicago, IL: public school students killed by gunfire, E620 [15AP]

Civil liberties: protect right to keep and bear arms, H1792 [31MR]

Colorado: express condolences to victims and community impacted by church shootings (H. Res. 886), H2228-H2230 [14AP], E680 [22AP]

Constitution—U.S.: historical significance of the Bill of Rights, H268-H275 [16JA]

Dept. of Defense: provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (H.R. 7015), E1891 [24SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a competitive grant program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related crimes (H.R. 7115), E2097 [28SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms, H8267-H8272 [16SE]

FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System improvement funding, E633 [16AP]

Law enforcement: control violent crime (H.R. 3156), E856 [8MY]

Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine High School, E734 [24AP]

National parks and recreation areas: protect right of individuals to carry firearms in units of the National Park System, H2117 [9AP]

Neighborhood Stabilization Act: ensure provisions protect the right to bear arms, H3170 [7MY]

Northern Illinois University: express condolences to those affected by shooting incident, H1014 [25FE]

———express condolences to those affected by shooting incident (H. Res. 1007), H1255-H1257 [5MR], E315 [6MR]

Presidential Commission To Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America: establish (H.R. 6808), E1686 [1AU]

Public lands: protect right of individuals to carry firearms in units of the National Park System, H6375 [10JY]

———protect right of individuals to carry firearms in units of the National Park System and National Wildlife Refuges and require hunting activities be a land use in all management plans (H.R. 5646), H1762 [14MR]

Rural areas: preservation of social and religious values and constitutional rights, H2273 [15AP]

States: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (H.R. 6767), E1660 [1AU]

Supreme Court: decision in District of Columbia v. Heller on handgun ownership, H6154 [26JN], E1364, E1380 [26JN], E1438 [10JY]

———filing of amicus briefs in connection with District of Columbia v. Heller, E244 [26FE]

Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, E630, E631, E632, E633, E637 [16AP], E642 [17AP], E694 [23AP], E734 [24AP]

Weapons: gun control, H874 [13FE], H946 [14FE], H2558 [23AP], E633 [16AP], E690 [23AP], E739 [24AP], E803 [1MY], E833 [6MY], E846 [7MY], E906 [13MY], E911 [14MY], E950 [15MY], E1001 [21MY], E1023 [22MY], E1092 [23MY], E1183 [10JN], E1194 [11JN], E1214 [12JN], E1273 [18JN], E1277 [19JN], E1330 [24JN], E1351 [25JN], E1380 [26JN], E1405 [8JY], E1422 [9JY], E1442 [10JY], E1469 [15JY], E1483 [16JY], E1490 [17JY], E1527 [22JY], E1541 [23JY], E1563 [25JY], E1638 [31JY], E1677 [1AU], E1742 [9SE], E1763 [11SE], E1785 [15SE], E1807, E1809 [16SE], E1823 [17SE], E1844 [18SE], E1892 [24SE], E1963 [25SE], E2081, E2083 [27SE], E2183 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers, S4734 [22MY]

———authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (S. 2867), S3031 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (S. 1237), S3513 [29AP]

FBI: prevent destruction of terrorist and criminal National Instant Criminal Background Check System records (S. 2935), S3512 [29AP]

Government regulations: establish background check procedures for gun shows (S. 2577), S496, S497 [30JA]

———reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns (S. 3634), S9716 [26SE]

———require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition (S. 2605), S787 [7FE]

Handguns: require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun, S4778 [22MY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: prohibit funding for firearm programs, gun buyback programs, and programs discouraging or stigmatizing private ownership of firearms for certain purposes, S1109 [25FE]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriate use of information in the Firearms Trace System (S. 2769), S2121 [13MR], S2811 [9AP]

Northern Illinois University: express condolences to those affected by shooting incident (S. Res. 458), S1099, S1100 [25FE]

Taxation: require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (S. 3331), S7300 [24JY]

Tinley Park, IL: express condolences to victims and community impacted by store shootings, S598 [4FE]

Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, S3022 [15AP], S3039, S3052, S3070 [16AP], S3587 [30AP]

Weapons: gun control, S539 [31JA], S598 [4FE], S1099 [25FE], S1378 [28FE], S2122 [13MR], S3587 [30AP], S6320 [27JN], S7893 [31JY], S9635 [26SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 6842, National Capital Security and Safety Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1434) (H. Rept. 110-852), H8126 [15SE]

National Capital Security and Safety Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 6842) (H. Rept. 110-843), H8126 [15SE]

Statements

Childers Amendment Would Repeal D.C. Gun Laws, Endanger Public Safety and Threaten Homeland Security: Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence (organization), H8175 [16SE]

National Capital Security and Safety Act: Executive Office of the President, H8169 [16SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 886, express condolences to victims and community impacted by church shootings in Colorado, H2228 [14AP]

H. Res. 1007, express condolences to those affected by Northern Illinois University shooting incident, H1255 [5MR]

H. Res. 1434, consideration of H.R. 6842, National Capital Security and Safety Act, H8168 [16SE]

H.R. 6842, National Capital Security and Safety Act, H8265 [16SE]

S. 3634, End Gun Trafficking Act, S9716 [26SE]

S. Res. 458, express condolences to those affected by Northern Illinois University shooting incident, S1100, S1142 [25FE]