FIREARMS

Articles and editorials

America's Third War—National Guard's New Mission, H7526 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: prohibit individuals from carrying firearms in certain airport buildings and airfields (see S. 3366), S3716 [13MY] (see H.R. 5321), H3540 [18MY]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see S. 3654), S6302 [27JY] (see H.R. 5827), H5983 [22JY]

BLM: convey certain public land in Mohave Valley and Mohave County, AZ, to the Arizona Game and Fish Dept., for use as a public shooting range (see S. 3565), S5744 [12JY]

Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (see S. 3291), S2803 [29AP] (see H.R. 5131), H2843 [22AP]

Crime: clarify and strengthen armed career criminal laws (see S. 4045), S10514 [17DE]

———limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4727), H1026 [2MR]

———prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent act while a juvenile (see H.R. 6137), H6763 [15SE]

———require the owner or lawful possessor of a firearm to report its theft or loss (see H.R. 5736), H5617 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: improve preservation of the small arms production industrial base by allowing all small arms manufacturers to compete for Federal small arms contracts (see H.R. 5181), H3077 [29AP]

———prohibit imposition of additional registration requirements on privately-owned firearms by servicemen and civilian employees beyond existing State and Federal requirements (see S. 3388), S4082 [20MY] (see H.R. 5700), H5502 [1JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify provision of certain benefits, memorial certificate eligibility, loan guarantee matters, real property covenants and liens, and adjudication of mental incompetence (see S. 3765), S7033 [13SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 3644), S6245 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), corrections in enrollment (see S. 3097), S1358 [10MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 3265), S2708 [27AP] (see H.R. 5150), H2936 [27AP] (see H.R. 5162), H3013 [28AP]

EPA: prohibit regulation of firearm ammunition or fishing tackle based on material composition (see H.R. 6284), H7390 [29SE]

Foreign trade: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see S. 3942), S7899 [15NO] (see H.R. 6240), H7388 [29SE]

Law enforcement: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 6030), H6569 [30JY]

———restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 5718), H5545 [13JY]

———study effectiveness of firearms microstamping technology and evaluate its effectiveness as a law enforcement tool (see H.R. 5667), H5500 [1JY]

National Rifle Association: tribute to Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program (see H. Res. 1365), H3541 [18MY]

Public lands: protect the right of individuals to bear arms on Federal lands administered by the Forest Service and the BLM (see H.R. 5523), H4505 [15JN]

———require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (see H.R. 5673), H5501 [1JY]

Taxation: require payment of manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and provide for Dept. of the Treasury assessment of certain criminal restitution (see H.R. 5552), H4635 [17JN]

Letters

National security situation along southern border with Mexico: Representative Burton, H8771 [17DE]

———several Representatives, H7525 [17NO], H8771 [17DE]

Messages

Termination of Suspensions Under the Foreign Relations Authorization Act Relative to Munitions Export Licenses for Exports to China: President Obama, S4744 [9JN], H4314 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Alabama: anniversary of shooting rampage, H1341 [11MR]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (H.R. 5827), H6047, H6137-H6139 [27JY], E1448 [28JY], E1468, E1474 [29JY], E1673 [16SE]

Children and youth: prevent access to firearms (H.R. 257), H4936 [29JN]

Civil liberties: protect right to keep and bear arms, H4499 [15JN], H4964 [29JN]

Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 5131), H6834-H6837 [22SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms, H6212 [28JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms, H2826 [22AP]

Government regulations: establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1660 [19MR], H4895 [28JN]

———establish background check procedures for gun shows (H.R. 2324), H6047 [27JY]

Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities and communities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the border with Mexico, H1341 [11MR], H1362 [12MR], H2672, H2673 [20AP], H2824 [22AP], H2987 [28AP], H3173 [5MY], H3525-H3530 [18MY], H3639 [19MY], H3688 [20MY], H3793 [25MY], H3862, H3866 [26MY], H4402 [14JN], H4621-H4625 [17JN], H7525 [17NO], H8770-H8772 [17DE]

———protect U.S. border cities and communities from violence along and across the border with Mexico, H5307 [1JY], H5694, H5695 [19JY]

Law enforcement officers: modify Federal regulations allowing current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across State lines (S. 1132), H7319-H7321 [29SE]

MidwayUSA, Inc.: Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, E2192 [18DE]

Million Mom March: anniversary, E781 [6MY]

National parks and recreation areas: preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas, H655 [23FE]

Public lands: protect the right of individuals to bear arms on Federal lands administered by the Forest Service and the BLM (H.R. 5523), H4440 [15JN]

Puerto Rico: amend description of statehood on self-determination ballot to include recognition of English as official language and the assurance of the right to bear arms, H3057, H3058 [29AP]

Quihi, TX: anniversary of Quihi Gun Club, E969 [28MY]

Supreme Court: decision in McDonald v. Chicago on State and local gun control laws, H4895 [28JN], H4912, H4935, H4936 [29JN], H5281 [30JN]

Taxation: require payment of manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and provide for Dept. of the Treasury assessment of certain criminal restitution (H.R. 5552), H4934-H4936 [29JN]

Texas Christian University: tribute to women's rifle team, E617 [22AP]

Tuolumne, CA: tribute to California Grizzlies Junior Rifle Team, E1403 [22JY]

U.S.-Mexico Parliamentary Exchange: report on congressional delegation trip to Campeche, Mexico, H4442 [15JN]

Weapons: gun control, H731 [23FE]

Remarks in Senate

Assault weapons: prohibit transfer or sale, S5953 [15JY]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (H.R. 5827), S6982 [5AU], S6995 [12AU]

———exempt firearms from claims of creditors (S. 3654), S6304 [27JY]

BLM: convey certain public land in Mohave Valley and Mohave County, AZ, to the Arizona Game and Fish Dept., for use as a public shooting range (S. 3565), S5746 [12JY]

Calderon Hinojosa, Felipe: remarks linking expiration of U.S. assault weapons ban to surge in violence in Mexico, S5953 [15JY]

Colleges and universities: regulate possession on campuses, S693 [23FE]

Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (S. 3291), S2808 [29AP]

Crime: clarify and strengthen armed career criminal laws (S. 4045), S10516 [17DE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (S. 1317), S4437 [26MY], S7741 [29SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms, S2071 [25MR]

———clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (S. 669), S7672 [29SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (S. 3265), S2710 [27AP]

FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, S2754 [28AP]

———prevent destruction of terrorist and criminal National Instant Criminal Background Check System records (S. 2820), S7741 [29SE]

Government regulations: establish background check procedures for gun shows (S. 843), S2159 [26MR], S2463 [20AP]

Houlton, ME: tribute to Smith & Wesson, Inc., facility, S4743 [9JN]

Kagan, Elena: evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to positions on right to keep and bear arms, S6692, S6743 [4AU], S6756, S6758, S6804-S6810, S6825 [5AU]

Law enforcement officers: modify Federal regulations allowing current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across State lines (S. 1132), S3762, S3763 [13MY], S7739 [29SE]

Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine High School, S2463 [20AP]

MidwayUSA, Inc.: Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, S10927 [21DE]

Pentagon Force Protection Agency: tribute to security officers involved in shooting at the Pentagon entrance, S1660 [17MR]

Taxation: require payment of manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and provide for Dept. of the Treasury assessment of certain criminal restitution (H.R. 5552), S5718 [30JN], S5721 [12JY], S6975 [5AU]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (S. 632), S7672 [29SE]

Wayne County, MI: tribute to Wayne County Sheriff's Office program to reduce firearm-related accidents, S477 [4FE]

Weapons: gun control, S1454 [11MR], S4128 [24MY]

Reports filed

Coltsville National Historical Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5131) (H. Rept. 111-596), H6802 [16SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3644) (S. Rept. 111-230), S6245 [26JY]

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1132), S1458 [11MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1132) (S. Rept. 111-233), S6302 [27JY]

Modify Provision of Veterans' Benefits, Memorial Certificate Eligibility, Loan Guarantees, Real Property Covenants and Liens, and Adjudication of Mental Incompetence: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 3765) (S. Rept. 111-282), S7033 [13SE]

Tables

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5552, Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act, H4971, H5200 [29JN]

Texts of

H.R. 5131, Coltsville National Historical Park Act, H6834 [22SE]

H.R. 5552, Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act, H4934 [29JN]

H.R. 5827, Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act, H6137 [27JY]

S. 1132, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act, S3762 [13MY], H7319 [29SE]

S. 3654, Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act, S6305 [27JY]