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Sec.305.Commission personnel matters. Sec.306.Authorization of appropriations. Sec.307.Termination of the Commission.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
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Congress finds the following:
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(1) Congress supports, respects, and defends
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the fundamental, individual right to keep and bear
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arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the
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Constitution of the United States.
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(2) Congress supports and reaffirms the exist-
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ing prohibition on a national firearms registry.
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(3) Congress believes the Department of Justice
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should prosecute violations of background check re-
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quirements to the maximum extent of the law.
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(4) There are deficits in the background check
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system in existence prior to the date of enactment
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of this Act and the Department of Justice should
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make it a top priority to work with States to swiftly
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input missing records, including mental health
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records.
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(5) Congress and the citizens of the United
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States agree that in order to promote safe and re-
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sponsible gun ownership, dangerous criminals and
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the seriously mentally ill should be prohibited from
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possessing firearms; therefore, it should be incum-
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bent upon all citizens to ensure weapons are not
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being transferred to such people.
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