| Resolution Number: | 2018-B005 |
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| Title: | Advocate for Study of Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 79th General Convention recognize gun violence in the United States as a public health crisis that requires federal government study to mitigate; and be it further
Resolved, That the 79th General Convention calls upon the Congress of the United States to repeal the Dickey Amendment and oppose similar efforts that seek to limit the scope of federally funded agencies to do research and share statistics related to gun violence, sales and distribution of untraceable guns, and unlicensed gun sales; and be it further
Resolved, That the Office of Government Relations, members of the Episcopal Public Policy Network and individual Episcopalians be encouraged to advocate for funding and other policy measures that would encourage the Centers for Disease Control and any other appropriate federal government entities to study thoroughly gun violence in the United States and its impact on public health.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Austin, 2018 (New York: General Convention, 2018), p. 419. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rt. Rev. William Stokes |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Social Justice and United States Policy |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #2 on Resolution B005 (Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue) and moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(B005)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 79th General Convention recognize gun violence in the United States as a public health crisis that requires federal government study to mitigate; and be it further
Resolved, That 79th General Convention calls upon the Congress of the United States to repeal the Dickey Amendment and oppose similar efforts that seek to limit the scope of federally funded research into gun violence, and be it further
Resolved, That the Office of Government Relations, members of the Episcopal Public Policy Network and individual Episcopalians be encouraged to advocate for funding and other policy measures that would encourage the Centers for Disease Control and any other appropriate federal government entities to study thoroughly gun violence in the United States and its impact on public health
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 79th General Convention recognize gun violence in the United States as a public health crisis that requires federal government study to mitigate; and be it further
Resolved, That the 79th General Convention calls upon the Congress of
the United States to repeal the Dickey Amendment and oppose similar efforts
that seek to limit the scope of federally funded agencies to do research
intoand share statistics related to gun violence,
sales and distribution of untraceable guns, and unlicensed gun sales;
and be it further
Resolved, That the Office of Government Relations, members of the Episcopal Public Policy Network and individual Episcopalians be encouraged to advocate for funding and other policy measures that would encourage the Centers for Disease Control and any other appropriate federal government entities to study thoroughly gun violence in the United States and its impact on public health.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #30)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #3 on HB Message #30 on Resolution B005 (Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #219)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 11.
| Abstract: | The 79th General Convention recognizes gun violence as a public health crisis; urges Congress to repeal the Dickey Amendment limiting funded gun violence research, and encourages advocacy for research into the impact of gun violence on public health. |
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