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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 18
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, and Delegates Anderson, Armstead,
Ashley, Barill, Boggs, Caputo, Cowles, Diserio, Eldridge, Ellem,
Ellington, Espinosa, D. Evans, Ferns, Ferro, Gearheart, Hamilton,
Hamrick, Hartman, Howell, Jones, Lane, Marcum, Miley, Miller,
Moore, Morgan, Moye, E. Nelson, J. Nelson, O'Neal, Pasdon,
Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, R. Phillips, Raines, Shott, Skaff,
Sobonya, Stowers, Sumner, Swartzmiller, Tomblin, Walker, White
and Williams)
[Introduced March 6, 2013]
Calling upon the United States Congress to preserve the United
State's Constitutional Second Amendment Rights of our citizens
and to address the greatest cause of acts of mass violence,
mental illness.
Whereas, Our nation has recently suffered from various acts of
mass murder, most notably the tragedy of December 14, 2012 at Sandy
Hook Elementary School; and,
Whereas, Law abiding citizens are not an issue; and
Whereas, Millions of Americans own firearms and do so safely,
responsibly and legally; and
Whereas, Law abiding citizens should not be punished for the
crimes of evil people; and
Whereas, The investigative research of these tragic events most often leads us to the underlying cause being linked to mental
illness and not law abiding gun ownership; and
Whereas, The real issue, the real threat, is dangerous
criminals and the seriously mentally ill who need supervision and
treatment; and
Whereas, Violent behavior by individuals suffering from various
forms of mental illness is the true issue that warrants the focus
of our nation's President and Congress; and
Whereas, West Virginia is a state that strongly supports the
Second Amendment rights of the United State's Constitution and the
rights found in Article Three, Section Twenty-two of its own
Constitution, and believes that all efforts should be undertaken to
preserve such rights to the fullest.
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the West Virginia House of Delegates conveys to the
Congress of the United States that it supports efforts to preserve
and protect our freedoms especially preserving the Second Amendment
rights of all law abiding Americans; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the West Virginia House of Delegates
urges the United States Congress to focus on strengthening the
areas of mental health diagnosis and treatment; and
Further Resolved, That the West Virginia House of Delegates
requests that the West Virginia Congressional Delegation support
actions that preserve Second Amendment Rights and efforts to
address mental health diagnosis and treatment in the hope that our
nation will never again experience these senseless acts of mass murder, and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the West Virginia House of
Delegates deliver a copy of this resolution to the Vice President
of the United States and the President pro tempore of the United
States Senate, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to
the Majority and Minority Leaders of the both Houses of Congress,
and the each United States Senator and Member of the House of
Representatives from West Virginia.