,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,nadl] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to place limitations on ! 
possession1 sale1 & o!r disposition ( a 
fire>m by p]sons convict$ ( misdemeanor 
sex (f5ses aga9/ *ildr54  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,keep   
,kids ,safe ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,limits  
on possession1 sale1 & disposition (    
fire>ms by p]sons convict$ ( misdemeanor
 sex (f5ses aga9/ m9ors  7a7            
,disposition ( fire>m ,section #ibb7;d7 
( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ or at ! end (    
p>agraph 7#h72  7#b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at
 ! end ( p>agraph 7#i7 & ins]t+ 2 or2 & 
7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#i7 !     
foll[+3  7#aj7 has be5 convict$ 9 any   
c\rt ( a misdemeanor sex (f5se aga9/ a  
m9or4  4  7b7 ,possession ( fire>m      
,section #ibb7;g7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$   

,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ 
or at ! end ( p>agraph 7#h72  7#b7 by   
/rik+ ! comma at ! end ( p>agraph 7#i7 &
 ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]    
p>agraph 7#i7 ! foll[+3  7#aj7 :o has   
be5 convict$ 9 any c\rt ( a misdemeanor 
sex (f5se aga9/ a m9or1  4  7c7         
,misdemeanor sex (f5se aga9/ a m9or     
def9$ ,section #iba7;a7 ( su* title is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#cf7 
7,a7 ,! t]m misdemeanor sex (f5se aga9/ 
a m9or means a sex (f5se aga9/ a m9or   
puni%able by imprisonm5t = n m ?an "o   
ye>4  7,b7 ,! t]m sex (f5se means a     
crim9al (f5se t has1 z an elem5t1 a     
sexual act or sexual contact ) ano!r1 or
 an attempt or conspiracy to commit su* 
an (f5se4  7,c7 ,! t]m m9or means an    
individual :o has n atta9$ #ah ye>s (   
age4  7,d7 ,a p]son %all n be consid]$  
to h be5 convict$ ( a misdemeanor sex   
(f5se aga9/ a m9or = purposes ( ?is     
*apt]--  7i7 unless--  7,i7 ! p]son 0   
repres5t$ by c\nsel 9 ! case1 or kn[+ly 
& intellig5tly waiv$ ! "r to c\nsel 9 ! 

case2 &  7,,ii7 9 ! case ( a prosecution
 = ! (f5se = :i* a p]son 0 entitl$ to a 
jury trial 9 ! jurisdiction 9 :i* ! case
 0 tri$--  7aa7 ! case 0 tri$ by a jury2
 or  7bb7 ! p]son kn[+ly & intellig5tly 
waiv$ ! "r to h ! case tri$ by a jury1  
by guilty plea or o!rwise2 or  7ii7 if !
 conviction has be5 expung$ or set      
aside1 or is an (f5se = :i* ! p]son has 
be5 p>don$ or has _h civil rights re/or$
 7if ! law ( ! applicable jurisdiction  
provides = ! loss ( civil rights "u su* 
an (f5se71 unless ! p>don1 expungem5t1  
or re/oration ( civil rights expressly  
provides t ! p]son may n %ip1 transport1
 possess1 or receive fire>ms4  4