ACR72

Memorializes Congress and President to enact gun control measures including background checks, assault weapons ban, and funding for research and.

This resolution urges Congress and the President to establish gun control measures, including mandatory criminal background checks for all gun sales, reinstatement and strengthening of the assault weapons ban, funding for smart gun technology research, and a federal gun buy-back program. It also calls for repealing the Dickey Amendment to allow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research on firearm violence. The resolution highlights the high rate of gun ownership and gun violence in the U.S., citing mass shootings and the economic cost of gun violence.