IN HR0024

Urges the legislative council to establish an interim study committee to examine gun violence and its associated health effects

Cites data that more than 100,000 individuals are injured by guns annually, with over 30,000 deaths from homicides, suicides, and accidents

References concerns about mass shootings, including 12 massacres in 2012 and the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy where 20 first graders and six educators were killed

Identifies growing public concern about the relationship between mental health problems and gun violence, and questions the effectiveness of current gun ownership, sales, and registration legislation

Directs any established committee to operate under legislative council oversight and submit a final report when directed by the council