FIREARMS see also Weapons

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S651–S655 [12FE], H444–H448 [12FE]

Amendments

Law enforcement: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S2598, S2610, S2611, S2612, S2613 [11AP], S2689, S2690, S2692, S2693 [16AP], S2707, S2709, S2719, S2743, S2752, S2760, S2765, S2766, S2770, S2771 [17AP], S2806, S2807, S2808, S2810, S2814 [18AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8573 [9DE]

Articles and editorials

Children and Guns—Hidden Toll, H8103 [12DE]

Drop-Off in Gun Prosecutions Began Before Obama, S2493 [9AP]

Newtown Shooting Demands We Consider Our ‘‘Call of Duty’’ as Parents, E65 [25JA]

‘‘Universal Background Checks’’—Absolutely Not, E108 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions

Ammunition: appropriately restrict sales by requiring background checks (see S. 174), S357 [29JA]

——— limit amount purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies (see S. 843), S3029 [25AP] (see H.R. 1764), H2390 [26AP]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 33), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 138), H32 [3JA]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 691), S2501 [9AP]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see S. 35), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 142), H32 [3JA]

Armed Forces: repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases (see H.R. 3199), H5883 [26SE]

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see S. 1337), S5839 [23JY]

——— make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 339), H222 [22JA]

——— repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H2349 [25AP]

——— restore certain authorities to administer firearms laws (see H.R. 431), H293 [25JA]

Boston, MA: commend heroism, courage, and sacrifice of victims recovering from attacks relative to Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt (see S. Res. 115), S3029 [25AP] (see H. Res. 176), H2247 [23AP]

——— condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims (see S. Res. 101), S2749 [17AP] (see H. Res. 168), H2124 [17AP]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 868), H701 [27FE]

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 1143), H1396 [13MR]

Children and youth: prevent access to firearms (see H.R. 65), H29 [3JA]

——— protect rights by prohibiting funds to educational institutions that punish students for possession of toy guns, simulating guns, or expressing support for Second Amendment rights (see H.R. 2625), H4213 [8JY]

——— require all handguns manufactured, sold, or imported into the U.S. incorporate technology that precludes the average 5-year-old child from operating the handgun when it is ready to fire (see H.R. 2567), H4143 [27JN]

Civil liberties: provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect and prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes (see S. 82), S213 [23JA] (see H.R. 410), H281 [23JA]

Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (see S. 615), S1950 [19MR] (see H.R. 1259), H1630 [19MR]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 2046), H2774 [17MY]

Courts: clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (see H.R. 2405), H3687 [17JN]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 332), H221 [22JA]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 2464), H3988 [20JN]

Crime: condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (see H. Res. 318), H5088 [25JY]

——— deploy Border Patrol agents and increase number of DEA and ATF agents along U.S. border to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 72), H30 [3JA]

——— enhance penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (see H.R. 404), H280 [23JA]

——— limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see H.R. 619), H454 [12FE]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 1177), H1426 [14MR]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 1290), S5667 [11JY]

——— provide for a grant program to prevent gun-related domestic violence homicides (see H.R. 3566), H7310 [20NO]

——— provide protection from gun violence by banning access to certain weapons, strengthening mental health infrastructure, and improving the understanding of gun violence (see H.R. 2910), H5341 [1AU]

——— reduce violence and protect citizens (see S. 2), S42 [22JA]

Dept. of HHS: lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H176 [18JA]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 34), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 720), H546 [14FE]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 933), S3371 [13MY] (see H.R. 988), H1318 [6MR]

——— make grants to States to develop systems to retrieve firearms from armed prohibited persons (see H.R. 848), H700 [27FE]

——— modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 2566), H4143 [27JN]

——— prohibit tracking and cataloguing of purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 2408), H3758 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in Wyoming (see S. 130), S284 [24JA]

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 (see S. 572), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 577), H412 [6FE] (see H.R. 602), H431 [8FE]

District of Columbia: express that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution (see H. Res. 40), H222 [22JA]

——— restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3689), H7627 [10DE]

Drugs: provide exceptions from firearm prohibitions otherwise applicable relative to marijuana if its possession is lawful under State law (see H.R. 3483), H7109 [14NO]

FBI: encourage States to provide records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 329), H221 [22JA]

Foreign countries: prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a felony or domestic violence in a foreign court (see S. 261), S520 [7FE]

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 H.R. 2247), H3095 [4JN]

Government regulations: eliminate the sporting purposes definition in gun laws (see H.R. 2277), H3250 [6JN]

——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 236), H84 [14JA]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 22), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 141), H32 [3JA]

——— implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (see H.R. 34), H28 [3JA]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 150), S284 [24JA] (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]

——— repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 661), H500 [13FE]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 133), H31 [3JA]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H177 [18JA]

——— impeach (see H. Res. 411), H7110 [14NO]

Immigration: prohibit purchase and possession by nonimmigrant aliens, including those from visa waiver countries, and reinstate residency requirement for gun purchases by non-U.S. citizens (see S. 903), S3256 [8MY]

Insurance: prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 1369), H1823 [21MR]

Interstate commerce: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 1290), H1718 [20MR]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H6768 [23OC]

Law enforcement: ban guns for persons who have been convicted of stalking or who are subject to a court order restraining the person from stalking (see H.R. 1914), H2567 [9MY]

——— ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ‘‘cop-killer’’ handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 538), H411 [6FE]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish National Commission on Mass Violence (H.R. 1565), consideration (see H. Res. 258), H3356 [12JN]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms (see S. 729), S2649 [15AP]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms through straw purchasing and trafficking (see S. 730), S2649 [15AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see S. 54), S43 [22JA] (see S. 179), S400 [30JA] (see S. 443), S1088 [4MR] (see H.R. 452), H341 [4FE] (see H.R. 722), H546 [14FE] (see H.R. 955), H981 [5MR]

——— prevent illegal sale (see H.R. 427), H293 [25JA]

——— prohibit possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials (see H.R. 965), H981 [5MR]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 2648), H4369 [10JY]

——— protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families from retaliation or intimidation and create stronger offenses for those who target public officials (see S. 698), S2564 [10AP] (see H.R. 1577), H2065 [16AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (see H.R. 3626), H7394 [2DE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and extend ban to undetectable firearm receivers and ammunition magazines (see S. 1149), S4405 [12JN] (see H.R. 1474), H1909 [10AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see H.R. 3643), H7446 [3DE]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H30 [3JA] (see H.R. 238), H84 [14JA]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 449), H315 [1FE]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed and require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 374), S813 [25FE] (see H.R. 137), H32 [3JA] (see H.R. 1605), H2123 [17AP]

——— improve effectiveness by clarifying reporting requirements related to adjudications of mental incompetency (see S. 480), S1229 [6MR]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 2465), H3988 [20JN]

Safety: develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see H.R. 2005), H2654 [15MY]

——— impose excise tax on concealable firearms and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a firearms buyback grant program (see H.R. 793), H596 [15FE]

——— require background checks for purchases and gun shop employees, prohibit purchase by individuals on terrorist watch list, report lost or stolen guns, and establish standards for concealed carry permits (see H.R. 21), H28 [3JA]

——— require licensed importers, manufacturers, or dealers to provide a secure gun storage or safety device with the sale, transfer, or delivery of a firearm (see H.R. 2665), H4482 [11JY]

Schools: allow certain off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms to protect children in a school zone (see H.R. 2541), H4142 [27JN]

——— enhance safety (see H.R. 1470), H1909 [10AP]

——— provide financial assistance for school construction after a violent or traumatic crisis (see S. 1025), S3761 [22MY] (see H.R. 2102), H2910 [22MY]

——— repeal Federal laws mandating gun-free zones around schools (see H.R. 35), H28 [3JA]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1335), S5800 [18JY] (see S. 1660), S7876 [6NO] (see H.R. 3197), H5883 [26SE] (see H.R. 3590), H7353 [21NO]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see S. 170), S357 [29JA] (see H.R. 1825), H2404 [3MY]

States: establish minimum standards for States that allow carrying of concealed firearms (see S. 147), S284 [24JA]

——— establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H5343 [1AU]

——— facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 1212), S4793 [20JN] (see H.R. 2463), H3988 [20JN]

——— provide for mandatory licensing and registration of handguns (see H.R. 117), H31 [3JA]

——— provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H412 [6FE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons (see H.R. 226), H84 [14JA]

——— increase excise tax and special occupational tax relative to firearms and increase transfer tax on any other weapon (see H.R. 3018), H5397 [2AU]

——— limit authority of States and local governments to collect taxes relative to the sale of certain firearms or ammunition or payable for background checks required for sales of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 2361), H3590 [13JN]

——— provide a deduction for purchase of secure gun storage or safety device for the securing of firearms (see H.R. 1883), H2533 [8MY]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 3484), H7109 [14NO]

U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 575), H412 [6FE]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1786 [13MR] (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

Weapons: establish a gun buyback grant program (see H.R. 227), H84 [14JA]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (see S. 1774), S8457 [21NO]

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: establish Advisory Committee to advise Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting (see H.R. 2799), H4978 [23JY]

Cloture motions

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Ariel Zagala, E714 [21MY]

——— Pallavi Dev, E763 [24MY]

State of the Union: Allie Bull, S703 [13FE]

——— Caroline Braun, S649 [12FE]

Factsheets

Key U.S. Redlines Relative to U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: Dept. of State, H5827 [25SE]

Letters

Gun control: Chris and Lynn McDonnell, S1700 [12MR]

——— several family members of Newtown, CT, school shooting victims, S1700 [12MR]

Regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited: several citizens, S2703–S2705 [17AP]

Second Amendment right to bear arms: Senators Paul, Cruz, and Lee, H1854 [9AP]

——— several Senators, S2539 [10AP]

Lists

Law enforcement and security industry groups supporting school safety provisions of S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, S2672 [16AP]

NSF Subcommittee on Youth Violence of the Advisory Committee to the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate participants, H813 [28FE]

Organizations endorsing a high capacity magazine ban, S2715 [17AP]

Organizations supporting Blumenthal amendment to S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, on regulating large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S2523 [10AP]

Organizations supporting Feinstein amendment to S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, on regulating assault weapons and ensuring that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, S2702 [17AP]

Parents, teachers, and administrators supporting school safety provisions of S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, S2672 [16AP]

Team 26 bicyclists who rode to the Capitol in support of gun control, S1701 [12MR]

Motions

Remarks in House

Assault weapons: prohibit transfer or sale, H81 [14JA]

ATF: blocking of publication of book relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico, H6348 [8OC]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims, H2119 [17AP], H2147 [18AP], H2385–H2389 [26AP]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (H.R. 868), H1922 [11AP]

Chardon, OH: recognize anniversary of Chardon High School shooting and honor victims, H674 [27FE]

Children and youth: allow flexibility to enforce discipline rather than zero tolerance policies in schools, H3021 [4JN]

——— prevent access to firearms (H.R. 65), H465 [13FE], H1725 [21MR], H2036 [16AP], H2600 [14MY], H7259 [20NO], E25 [14JA], E520 [23AP]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels, H3238 [6JN]

Congress: legislative priorities, H3239 [6JN], H3766 [19JN]

Connecticut: tribute to children killed by gun violence, E703 [20MY]

Constitution—U.S.: uphold the Second Amendment right to bear arms, H348 [5FE], H938–H941 [4MR], H1404 [14MR], H1559 [18MR], H2035 [16AP], H2336–H2343 [25AP], H2380 [26AP], H4589 [17JY], E151 [14FE]

Crime: condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (H. Res. 318), H5053 [25JY]

——— enhance penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (H.R. 404), H1392 [13MR]

——— reduce violence and protect citizens, H5460 [10SE]

——— role of mental health reporting in preventing mass shootings, H5657 [19SE]

——— tribute to victims of gun violence, H3023 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit U.N. Arms Trade Treaty funding unless treaty has been signed by the President, ratified by the Senate, and implemented by congressional legislation, H3579 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (H.R. 321), E39 [18JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding for new contracts to purchase ammunition prior to submitting report to Congress on cost and need for ammunition, H3190, H3191 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of First, Second, or Fourth Amendments to the Constitution, H3192 [5JN], E873–E875 [14JN], E900 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in Wyoming (S. 130), H5450, H5451 [10SE]

FBI: encourage States to provide records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 329), H569 [15FE]

Government regulations: establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1933 [11AP], H2259 [24AP], H2312 [25AP]

——— establish universal background check procedures for gun sales, H698 [27FE], H1853 [9AP], H2337 [25AP]

——— regulate assault weapons, H2337 [25AP]

Holder, Attorney General: call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico, H2943 [23MY], H3296 [12JN]

——— express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico, H2944 [23MY], H4504 [16JY], H4983 [24JY], H5054 [25JY], H5184 [31JY]

House of Representatives: moment of silence for victims of Navy Yard shooting in District of Columbia, H5574 [17SE]

——— moment of silence in memory of victims and families of those affected by explosion at West, TX, fertilizer plant, and commend first responders, H2140 [18AP]

Insurance: prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (H.R. 1369), E370 [21MR]

Lancaster, OH: tribute to fundraising efforts to assist the West, TX, Volunteer Fire Dept., affected by explosion at fertilizer plant, E747 [23MY]

Law enforcement: ban guns for persons who have been convicted of stalking or who are subject to a court order restraining the person from stalking (H.R. 1914), E634 [9MY]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), H1914, H1920, H1946 [11AP], H1963, H1986 [12AP], H2071, H2074, H2076, H2077, H2107, H2119 [17AP], H2128, H2129 [18AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (H.R. 452), H483 [13FE], H1390–H1393 [13MR]

——— prevent illegal sale (H.R. 427), H4217 [9JY]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (H.R. 2648), H5053 [25JY]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), H7418, H7419, H7429 [3DE]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (H.R. 238), H488 [13FE]

Missouri: Missouri Dept. of Revenue release of concealed carry weapon permit information to Federal Government, H2310 [25AP]

National Emergency Summit on Urban Violence: convene, H4531 [17JY]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed and require a background check for every firearm sale), H3364 [13JN]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, H3360, H3361, H3362, H3363 [13JN], H8101, H8102 [12DE]

Northern Illinois University: anniversary of shooting, E146 [14FE]

NRA: listing on website of individuals and organizations that allegedly hold anti-gun positions relative to repeal of Handgun Violence Prevention Act, H352 [5FE], H699 [27FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H160–H162 [15JA], H2788 [20MY], H2810 [21MY], H3293 [12JN], H4578 [17JY], H5099 [30JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power, intimidation, and lack of accountability by Federal agencies, H6906 [30OC]

——— inaugural address, H202–H206 [22JA]

——— State of the Union Message, H537–H539 [14FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: mental illness coverage and funding, H8103 [12DE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (H.R. 2465), H5053 [25JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4992 [24JY]

Safety: require licensed importers, manufacturers, or dealers to provide a secure gun storage or safety device with the sale, transfer, or delivery of a firearm (H.R. 2665), H7387 [2DE], H7429 [3DE]

Santa Monica, CA: condemn shootings at Santa Monica College and express condolences to victims’ families, H3933 [20JN]

Schools: proposal to permit carrying and use of firearms by teachers and school staff, E177 [25FE]

——— repeal Federal laws mandating gun-free zones around schools (H.R. 35), H938 [4MR]

Sports: recognize importance of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting and ensure continued opportunities for those activities, H3029 [4JN]

States: provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (H.R. 578), H2341 [25AP]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose, H6558 [12OC]

——— oppose (H. Con. Res. 23), E1395 [27SE]

——— prohibit ratification if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms, H5827–H5831 [25SE], H5897 [27SE], H6445 [9OC]

——— signing, H5825, H5827–H5831 [25SE], H5896, H5897 [27SE]

Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, H1997 [15AP]

Weapons: gun control, H75, H76–H82 [14JA], H227 [23JA], H352, H353 [5FE], H439 [12FE], H481–H488 [13FE], H537 [14FE], H673, H697–H699 [27FE], H938–H941 [4MR], H954, H957 [5MR], H1416 [14MR], H1791 [21MR], H1850–H1854 [9AP], H1869 [10AP], H1919, H1921, H1922, H1933 [11AP], H1997 [15AP], H2071 [17AP], H2257, H2259 [24AP], H2357 [26AP], H2448 [7MY], H2661, H2712 [16MY], H3023 [4JN], H3371 [13JN], H4217 [9JY], H4318 [10JY], H5053 [25JY], H5575 [17SE], H5597 [18SE], H5667 [19SE], H8101, H8102 [12DE], E689 [17MY], E703 [20MY]

——— role of mental health and exposure to violent media in mass shootings, H636 [26FE], H811–H813 [28FE]

West, TX: express sympathy to victims and families of those affected by explosion at fertilizer plant, and commend first responders, H2148, H2154 [18AP], H2231 [23AP], H2306 [25AP], H2409 [6MY]

——— tribute to first responders killed in explosion at fertilizer plant, H3279–H3281 [11JN]

Remarks in Senate

Ammunition: regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S2522, S2523 [10AP], S2670 [16AP], S2699, S2714, S2738, S2739, S2743 [17AP]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (S. 691), S2508 [9AP], S2511 [10AP]

Assault weapons: prohibit transfer or sale, S2445 [8AP]

ATF: dedication of Ariel Rios Reflecting Pool, S6324 [10SE]

——— establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (S. 1337), S5962 [25JY]

Aurora, CO: anniversary of movie theater shootings, S6007 [29JY]

Boston, MA: commend heroism, courage, and sacrifice of victims recovering from attacks relative to Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt (S. Res. 115), S2982 [25AP]

——— condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend law enforcement agencies involved in investigation that led to capture of perpetrators, S2831 [22AP]

Civil liberties: provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect and prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes (S. 82), S226 [23JA], S299 [28JA]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects, S3219–S3222, S3227 [8MY]

Crime: enhance penalties for straw purchasers of firearms, S2484 [9AP], S2538, S2551 [10AP], S2575, S2577 [11AP], S3503 [15MY]

——— role of mental health reporting in preventing mass shootings, S2579 [11AP]

——— tribute to victims of gun violence, S2524–S2533, S2535 [10AP], S2573, S2575, S2581, S2582 [11AP], S2666–S2670 [16AP], S5517 [8JY], S5898 [24JY], S5996 [29JY], S6281 [9SE], S7918 [7NO], S7987 [13NO], S8641–S8643 [11DE], S8883, S8902 [17DE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, S2739 [17AP]

——— allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (S. 34), S2453 [8AP]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 933), S3373 [13MY], S9044 [19DE]

——— require State and local law enforcement agencies applying for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to report how many crime guns they recovered and submitted for tracing, S4544 [18JN]

——— withhold percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds from States and local governments that release private gun ownership data, S2710 [17AP], S2780 [18AP]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in Wyoming (S. 130), S4717 [19JN]

Domestic policy: role of Federal Government, S2935–S2937 [24AP]

Foreign countries: prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a felony or domestic violence in a foreign court (S. 261), S525 [7FE]

Government regulations: establish universal background check procedures for gun sales, S8451 [21NO]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, S2528 [10AP], S2698, S2700–S2706, S2736, S2741, S2742 [17AP], S6007 [29JY]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (S. 150), S288–S291 [24JA], S2453 [8AP], S2677 [16AP]

Law enforcement: address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, S3150, S3151 [7MY], S6495 [17SE], S8641–S8643 [11DE], S8902 [17DE]

——— address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and gun trafficking, S2721–S2724, S2727, S2734, S2740 [17AP]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, incentivize State compliance, prohibit a national gun registry, and protect Second Amendment rights of veterans, S2717 [17AP]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S2232 [21MR], S2236 [22MR], S2440 [8AP], S2629–S2631, S2633–S2644 [15AP], S2657, S2660–S2674, S2676–S2679 [16AP], S2697–S2744 [17AP], S2775–S2782, S2784 [18AP], S3503 [15MY], S4207 [11JN], S4461 [13JN]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), motion to proceed, S2476, S2484, S2490, S2492–S2494 [9AP], S2512, S2516–S2520, S2522–S2533, S2535–S2542, S2547, S2551 [10AP], S2571–S2584 [11AP]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence, S2629–S2631, S2635–S2644 [15AP], S2660–S2665, S2670–S2674, S2677 [16AP], S2697, S2709–S2714, S2729–S2732, S2735–S2740 [17AP], S2775 [18AP], S3356, S3360 [13MY], S3503 [15MY], S4544 [18JN], S6480 [17SE]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms (S. 729), S2655 [15AP], S2657 [16AP], S6748 [24SE]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms through straw purchasing and trafficking (S. 730), S2655 [15AP], S2657 [16AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking, S2732 [17AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 54), S180 [22JA], S1286 [11MR], S2577 [11AP], S4544 [18JN], S9044 [19DE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 179), S402 [30JA]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 443), S1090–S1093 [4MR], S1097 [5MR]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8554–S8556 [9DE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), unanimous-consent agreement, S8555 [9DE]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, S8799, S8803 [13DE]

——— tribute to Team 26 bicyclists who rode to the Capitol in support of gun control, S1699–S1701 [12MR], S2453 [8AP]

Nightforce Optics, Inc.: tribute, S4983 [21JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S3605 [20MY], S3707–S3709 [22MY]

Senate: provide a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the Second Amendment right to bear arms, S2316 [22MR]

Senate Rules: use of filibuster to impede strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System relative to firearm sale, gun trafficking, and school security, S2577, S2581, S2582 [11AP]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 1335), S5806 [18JY], S7911 [7NO]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 1660), S7911 [7NO]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (S. 170), S367 [29JA]

States: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (S. 1212), S4796 [20JN]

——— provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, S2706–S2710, S2716, S2736, S2741 [17AP]

Taft, CA: tribute to Taft Union High School staff, students, and first responders for response to gun violence at school, S466 [4FE]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit negotiation or support of treaties that violate Second Amendment right to bear arms, S2318, S2319 [22MR]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit negotiation if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms, S2262, S2318, S2319 [22MR]

Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, S2660, S2662, S2669 [16AP]

Weapons: gun control, S240 [24JA], S341 [29JA], S756–S758 [14FE], S1699–S1701 [12MR], S2445, S2453 [8AP], S2551 [10AP], S2581, S2582 [11AP], S3503 [15MY], S3597 [20MY], S3928 [4JN], S4507 [17JN], S4544 [18JN], S5517 [8JY], S5898 [24JY], S5996 [29JY], S6281 [9SE], S6480 [17SE], S7056 [30SE], S7918 [7NO], S7987 [13NO], S8803 [13DE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (S. 1774), S8537 [21NO], S8539, S8547 [9DE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (S. 1774), unanimous-consent request, S8447 [21NO]

West, TX: express sympathy to victims and families of those affected by explosion at fertilizer plant, and commend first responders, S2775, S2777 [18AP]

Reports

Firearms at Army Corps Water Resources Projects—Proposed Legislation and Issues for Congress: Nicole T. Carter, Congressional Research Service, S3222 [8MY]

Youth Violence—What We Need To Know: NSF (excerpt), H636 [26FE]

Reports filed

Assault Weapons Ban: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 150), S1853 [14MR]

Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2463) (H. Rept. 113–250), H6674 [22OC]

Dept. of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 933), S6204 [1AU]

Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 130) (S. Rept. 113–18), S2844 [22AP]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 130) (H. Rept. 113–190), H5475 [10SE]

Protecting Responsible Gun Sellers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 374), S1709 [12MR]

Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 54), S1592 [11MR]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 54) (S. Rept. 113–9), S2454 [8AP]

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 602) (H. Rept. 113–159), H4825 [19JY]

Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 572) (S. Rept. 113–86), S6295 [9SE]

Statements

Condemn Shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School: Dan Malloy, Governor of Connecticut, E176 [25FE]

Fix Gun Checks Act: Joey Cofsky and Sebastian Torero, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, H76, H77 [14JA]

Protect2A Project: Several Citizens, S2540–S2542 [10AP], S2576 [11AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3626, undetectable firearms ban reauthorization, H7418 [3DE]

S. 2, Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 130, Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act, S4719 [19JN], H5450 [10SE]

S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, S2158–S2162 [21MR]

S. 933, Dept. of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership authorization extension, S3374 [13MY]

S. 1337, Crime Gun Tracing Act, S5842 [23JY]

S. Con. Res. 7, oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, S1793 [13MR]

S. Res. 101, condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims, S2751 [17AP]

S. Res. 115, commend heroism, courage, and sacrifice of victims recovering from attacks relative to Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt, S3045 [25AP]