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In solemn iemembiance of the 2u chiluien anu 6 auults whose lives weie taken uuiing the tiagic
shooting massacie of Becembei 14, 2u12, at Sanuy Book Elementaiy School, anu in iemembiance
of too many otheis who have lost theii lives to gun violence befoie anu since, the Sanuy Book
Piinciples aie heieby establisheu as one iuea that can help make Ameiica safei. These Piinciples
aie a call to action foi coipoiations to heeu the basic coie values of Ameiican citizens in piomoting
the health, safety anu well-being of oui communities.

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The objective of the Sanuy Book Piinciples is to influence the coipoiate behavioi of gun anu
ammunition manufactuieis, uistiibutois anu ietaileis by establishing a baseline stanuaiu foi
iesponsible conuuct. Accoiuingly, the Piinciples uemanu piogiessive actions on the pait of these
companies towaius eliminating the substantial anu unjustifieu iisk to human health anu life
associateu with inauequately iegulateu fiieaim use. The Piinciples auuiess five specific categoiies
of iefoim in teims of pioceuuies, cooiuination, management, safety anu technology. The Piinciples
apply to gun anu ammunition manufactuieis, uistiibutois anu ietaileis, with an exception foi the
piouuction anu sale of guns oi ammunition to local, state anu feueial law enfoicement agencies anu
all 0.S. militaiy foices foi use in conuucting theii official uuties. 0nce a company is notifieu that its
opeiations aie subject to the Sanuy Book Piinciples, that company must enuoise anu auheie to the
Piinciples within the time ueteimineu by the appiopiiate authoiity, oi economic uivestment
actions will commence against that company.

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As a company which enuoises the Sanuy Book Piinciples we will iespect the law, anu as a
iesponsible coipoiate membei of society we will apply these Piinciples with integiity consistent
with the legitimate iole of business. We will uevelop anu implement company policies, pioceuuies,
tiaining anu inteinal iepoiting stiuctuies to ensuie commitment to these Piinciples thioughout
oui oiganization. We believe the application of these twenty Piinciples will impiove the health,
safety anu well-being of communities acioss Ameiica.

Accoiuingly, we will:
1. Suppoit anu piomote iestiictions on fiieaim anu ammunition sales, tiansfeis anu
possession to keep guns out of the hanus of chiluien (unless authoiizeu), peisons with
mental illness oi mental health challenges (unless authoiizeu), ciiminals, uomestic oi
inteinational teiioiists anu anyone else piohibiteu fiom possessing them unuei feueial law.
2. Bevelop anu implement technology-enhanceu safety measuies foi guns.
S. Ensuie that each fiieaim manufactuieu, solu oi tiansfeiieu incluues a fiieaim safety uevice
appioveu by the Bepaitment of }ustice anu iuentifieu as appiopiiate foi that fiieaim.
4. Suppoit anu piomote the implementation of a feueial univeisal backgiounu check system
foi eveiy fiieaim sale oi tiansfei.
S. Suppoit anu piomote a iequiiement that all backgiounu check uata be shaieu by all feueial
agencies.
6. Suppoit anu piomote states anu localities in automating theii ielevant iecoius anu
incoipoiating those iecoius into the feueial uatabase.
7. Conuuct backgiounu checks on all gun anu ammunition sales oi tiansfeis.


8. Bevelop an eaily-waining system to uetect patteins foi possible "stiaw puichaseis" baseu
on puichase quantities, puichase patteins, timing of puichases, types of puichases oi othei
inuicatois that the puichasei may be acquiiing a gun oi ammunition on behalf of anothei
peison baseu on infoimation fiom venuois, ietaileis, gun uealeis oi the inteinet.
9. Suppoit anu piomote coopeiation with law enfoicement agencies wheie a significant
numbei of guns involveu in ciimes have been solu oi tiansfeiieu by a paiticulai venuoi,
ietailei oi gun uealei.
1u. Suppoit anu piomote infoimation shaiing ielateu to the sale of useu guns among gun
uealeis anu gun manufactuieis foi law enfoicement puiposes.
11. Suppoit anu piomote the cieation of a feueial gun tiafficking statute to ensuie stiict
punishment foi inuiviuuals engaging in the tiaue of selling fiieaims to anyone piohibiteu
fiom possessing them unuei feueial law.
12. Stop the sale, piouuction, uesign anu conveision of militaiy style assault weapons foi use by
civilians, incluuing the uistiibution of any mateiialsinfoimation that may be useu to assist
in such conveision.
1S. Suppoit the funuing, uesign anu shaiing of technology foi the piouuction of fiieaims that
have only the latest usei-iuentification technology. Foi example, technology that allows only
the legitimate civilian ownei to opeiate the fiieaim.
14. Suppoit the funuing, uesign anu shaiing of technology foi the piouuction of ammunition
that allows foi iuentification of the legitimate civilian ownei of the ammunition.
1S. 0nly manufactuie fiieaims with at least foui uiffeient locations of the fiieaim seiial
numbei, at least two of which must be in two sepaiate inteinal locations of the fiieaim.
16. Request infoimation fiom any puichasei of a fiieaim oi ammunition as to whethei they
have taken a gun safety couise anu, if not, piomote taking a couise at the time of sale.
17. Request infoimation fiom any puichasei of a fiieaim oi ammunition as to whethei theie is
a secuie gun lockei on the piemises of the home oi business piioi to any sale anu, if not,
piomote the puichase of such lockeis oi similai uevices at the time of sale.
18. Paitnei with local communities in hosting semi-annual gun buy-back piogiams to ietiie
weapons fiom geneial public ciiculation.
19. Paitnei with local communities in conuucting iegulai gunfiieaim safety classes foi school-
age chiluien anu auults in communities in which the company opeiates.
2u. Stop the sponsoiship, sanctioning oi suppoit foi, oi the sale oi tiansfei of, any guns oi
ammunition to any gun show opeiatoi oi gun uealei who uoes not ensuie that backgiounu
checks will be conuucteu foi eveiy sale oi tiansfei of guns oi ammunition at any gun show
in which they aie a sponsoi oi paiticipant.

We will be tianspaient in oui implementation of these piinciples anu pioviue infoimation which
uemonstiates publicly oui commitment to them.

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