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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The House of Representatives recognizes the |
3 | | safety dilemma that replica guns pose to the public and the |
4 | | persons who carry them; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, These replica guns are identical in appearance to |
6 | | real firearms and are indistinguishable from fully functioning |
7 | | firearms; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Even law enforcement officers have a difficulty |
9 | | distinguishing them from real firearms; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, The inability of law enforcement officers to |
11 | | distinguish replica guns from real firearms has resulted in |
12 | | tragedy such as the incident in Cleveland, Ohio, where a |
13 | | 12-year-old boy, Tamir Rice, who had been reported to police |
14 | | for displaying a gun in a park and was shot dead by police as he |
15 | | reached for the replica gun; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, The problem of replica guns is a national issue |
17 | | and should be addressed by uniform legislation by Congress; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, We urge the Congress of the United States to enact |
19 | | legislation that would require the manufacturers of replica |
20 | | guns to design them to be distinguishable from real firearms so |