Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI7]
This bill was referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.
Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI7] is a member of the committee.
In 2016 we had 495 people die of accidental fire arm discharge, 22,938 people die of self inflicted gun shot wounds (suicide), and 19,362 people die of assault by discharge of fire arms (Homicide).(please let me know if I missed nay other criteria)
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_05.pdf
According to an article by the BBC there were a total of 372 mass shootings in the United States in 2015, killing 475 people and wounding 1,870. There were 64 school shootings in 2015 as well. A US male between the ages 15-24 is 70 times more likely to be killed with a gun than any of their counter parts in the G-8, in 2010 the United States had a homicide rate that is 7 times higher than the average per capita rate in the OECD. Now the issue of gun control is a hot button topic between the differing views of the interpretation of the constitution because both sides will look to the commerce clause within the constitution. This clause gives the federal government the right to regulate interstate commerce, but maintains the states right to regulate commerce within its borders. And in the wake of media coverage of mass shootings we do see states taking their contested right to gun regulation and putting gun control measures in states.
So to start off we do see a measurable decrease in suicide rates in states that implement a mandatory waiting period, as well as other gun control measures such as mandatory back ground checks, restricted open carry, and gun lock requirements. Now for example we do have a fair amount of federal regulation, for example "The Gun Control Act of 1968" requires people that are "[engaging in the business" of dealing fire arms must be licensed, however the term was defined to exclude a person who "makes occasional sales, exchanges, or purchases of firearms for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby, or who sells al
... keep reading on reddit ➡To be clear, I'm not talking about a Hays manifold, but rather and actual hay manifold, which I use in my rabbit pen. (Literal rabbits in a literal pen, not a radiation arbiter model. It's part of an experiment.)
The regulations mentions fines for interferences with certain radio frequencies, and I want to avoid getting dinged.
Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO1]
This bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and House Committee on Natural Resources which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO1] is a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO1] is a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14]
This bill was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.
2 cosponsors are on that committee.
Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Ross Spano [R-FL15]
This bill was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.
2 cosponsors are on that committee.
Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL8]
This bill was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.
Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC] is the chair of the committee.
Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI12]
This bill was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.
