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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2513
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 18, 2017Mrs. Hartzler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To allow certain off-duty law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers to carry a
concealed firearm to protect children in a school zone.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Police Officers Protecting Children Act.
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Certain off-duty law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers allowed to carry a concealed firearm, and discharge a firearm, in a school zone
Section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)—
(A) by striking or at the end of clause (vi); and
(B) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (ix) and inserting after clause (vi) the following:
(vii) by an off-duty law enforcement officer who is a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B) and is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm, if the firearm is concealed;
(viii) by a qualified retired law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926C) who is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm, if the firearm is concealed; or
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(2) in paragraph (3)(B)—
(A) by striking or at the end of clause (iii);
(B) by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
(v) by an off-duty law enforcement officer who is a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B) and is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm; or
(vi) by a qualified retired law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926C) who is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm.
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