,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gijh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bg1 #bjbb,mr4  
,weber of ,texas introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,gun-,free ,school
 ,zones ,act of #aiij to permit         
qualified law enforcement officers1     
qualified retired law enforcement       
officers1 and persons not prohibited by 
,state law from carrying a concealed    
firearm to carry a firearm1 and to      
discharge a firearm in defense of self  
or others1 in a school zone4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,protect ,against ,school ,shootings    
,act or the ,,pass ,act4  #b4 ,use of   
firearms in school zones by qualified   
law enforcement officers1 qualified     
retired law enforcement officers1 and   
persons not prohibited by ,state law    
from carrying a concealed firearm       
,section #ibb7q7 of title #ah1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     

paragraph 7#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause    
7vi71 by striking or at the end2  7,b7  
in clause 7vii71 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7viii7 by a person who1 under section   
#ibf;,b or #ibf;,c or the law of a      
,state1 may carry a concealed firearm4  
2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b7--    
7,a7 in clause 7iii71 by striking or at 
the end2  7,b7 in clause 7iv71 by       
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7v7 by a person 
who1 under section #ibf;,b or #ibf;,c or
 the law of a ,state1 may carry a       
concealed firearm4  4