Resolved, That it is the sense of the Citizens of the United States of America that it is the duty of the Federal Government to create an OD Green New Deal -

By creating a well armed and trained civilian population including - Providing funding to states and non-profit organizations to implement zero cost programs to train their Citizens in - Responsible firearm ownership General firearm use, maintenance, and storage Concealed carry practice Situational awareness Threat assessment By establishing Federal regulations requiring states to allow gun ranges near civilian populations Ensuring affordable access to gun ranges through tax subsidies and deductions for range fees Coordinating school curriculum for youth firearm training, safety and qualifications programs in public schools with local law enforcement and shooting ranges Requiring lawmakers at the State and Federal level to attend and pass firearm education and training, renewed every term, prior proposing or sponsoring firearm related legislation By making the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) publicly available and free of charge By promoting the ability of the Citizens of the United States to defend themselves and others by - Establishing a common sense, nationally recognized “no duty to retreat” policy at the Federal level Amending the federal criminal code to allow legal carry of a firearm, either openly or concealed, without a license or permit, in any State or Territory in the United States Providing legal defense after the lawful use of a firearm for self defense or legal use Declaring the unconstitutionality of Extreme Risk Protective Orders (ERPO or “Red Flag) laws and challenging all such laws in court By increasing the protection of schools, houses of worship, and any other community places of gathering - By investing in State level programs that require employees at public institutions, either local or Federal, to train with local law enforcement in identifying and handling threats to themselves or others By providing access for volunteers for private organizations to the training mentioned in the above section By ensuring employees at public institutions have access to firearms by providing them at no cost, if desired By Amending Federal discrimination laws to include “Citizens who are legally allowed to carry a firearm” as a protected class of citizen, and prevent discrimination against this protected class by prohibiting businesses and States from denying access based exclusively on the carrying of a firearm By denying recognition of suspected, accused, or convicted perpetrators of illegal firearm use, violence, or mass casualty events by shifting the media focus from the suspects who commit these acts to the victims, survivors, and heroes who stop them By removing unconstitutional laws that restrict firearm ownership on the basis of arbitrary features including but not limited to - Semi-automatic rates of fire Centerfire or Rimfire cartridges Capacity to accept a detachable magazine A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon A thumbhole or folding or telescoping stock A muzzle device A forward pistol grip A magazine (internal or external) of any capacity A threaded barrel By amending the National Firearms Act (NFA) - To remove the tax requirement of protective devices including - Sound suppressors Short barrel rifles for the addition of a sound suppressor By removing House Amendment 777 to H.R. 4332, allowing the regulation, transfer, and sale of fully automatic machine guns to fall under the National Firearms Act. By providing the world with the a model of gun rights protections that can be emulated - Through the creation and funding of a department dedicated to the research and study of illegal firearm use Through the public release of the the methodology and results of research studies conducted If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid or preempted by federal law, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.