[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1013 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1013

Resolving that jurisdictions seeking to dismantle or reduce funding for 
the jurisdiction's police force should not unduly burden residents who 
                       seek to defend themselves.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2020

  Mr. Fulcher (for himself and Mr. Riggleman) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Resolving that jurisdictions seeking to dismantle or reduce funding for 
the jurisdiction's police force should not unduly burden residents who 
                       seek to defend themselves.

Whereas the killing of George Floyd was a horrific and despicable act;
Whereas racism in any form is wrong and should not be tolerated;
Whereas adequate and accountable police departments are vital to helping people 
        to defend themselves and their property; and
Whereas the right to defend oneself is a God-given natural right enshrined in 
        the Constitution and upheld in English common law and recent Supreme 
        Court cases: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) any jurisdiction in the United States, which seeks to 
        dismantle or reduce funding for a police force, should 
        undertake a review of its local rules to ensure such rules do 
        not place an undue burden on its residents who seek to defend 
        themselves, including the legal purchase of a firearm and any 
        training services such individuals choose;
            (2) such a review should be based on the standards set 
        forth by the Supreme Court in the cases District of Columbia v. 
        Heller and McDonald v. Chicago, which confirmed the Second 
        Amendment to the Constitution to be an individual right and 
        that no law can prohibit an individual from possessing and 
        using a firearm in the home for self-defense; and
            (3) any jurisdiction which seeks to dismantle or reduce 
        funding for police agencies must ensure they remove rules that 
        hinder individual gun ownership or access to firearms.
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