Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act

Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to congressional attention to gun violence, including concerning:

• support for efforts of the President;
• promotion of common sense proposals for preventing gun violence;
• assistance to law enforcement officers for combatting violent crime, protecting communities, and protecting themselves;
• safe and successful learning conditions for children attending school;
• tools for identifying individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others;
• keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of criminals and individuals not lawfully authorized to possess them;
• information-sharing to facilitate early identification of threats to public safety;
• promoting preparedness;
• training for educational professionals, health providers, and others to recognize indicators of the potential for violent behavior;
• the connection between violent media and violent behavior;
• the collection, study, and publication of relevant research; and
• access to mental health services, with a focus on children and young adults.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                  S. 2

   To reduce violence and protect the citizens of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 22 (legislative day, January 3), 2013

   Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Schatz, Mr. Brown, Mr. Coons, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
 Lautenberg, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
 Levin, and Mr. Rockefeller) introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To reduce violence and protect the citizens of the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sandy Hook Elementary School 
Violence Reduction Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

    It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should--
            (1) support the efforts of the President of the United 
        States to reduce violence in the United States;
            (2) promote common-sense proposals for preventing gun 
        violence;
            (3) provide law enforcement officers with the tools 
        necessary to combat violent crime and protect communities, and 
        protect themselves;
            (4) ensure children can attend school free from the threat 
        of violence;
            (5) support States and local districts to ensure schools 
        have the safe and successful learning conditions in which all 
        students can excel;
            (6) provide tools for identifying individuals that pose a 
        threat to themselves or others, so they can receive appropriate 
        assistance;
            (7) keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of criminals 
        and individuals who are not lawfully authorized to possess 
        them;
            (8) promote information-sharing that will facilitate the 
        early identification of threats to public safety;
            (9) mitigate the effects of violence by promoting 
        preparedness;
            (10) provide training for educational professionals, health 
        providers, and others to recognize indicators of the potential 
        for violent behavior;
            (11) examine whether there is a connection between violent 
        media and violent behavior;
            (12) enable the collection, study, and publication of 
        relevant research; and
            (13) expand access to mental health services, with a focus 
        on children and young adults.
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