,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhig ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #bf1 #bjbc,mr4 ,neguse 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,auchincloss1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,ms4 ,stansbury1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,dean of ,pennsylvania1 and ,ms4 ,slotkin7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to prohibit the sale or other disposition of any firearm or ammunition to any person who has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be referred to as the ,end ,gun ,violence ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,prohibition on sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to a person convicted of a violent misdemeanor ,section #ibb7;d7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended in the #ast sentence-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#aj71 by striking or at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#aa71 by striking the period and inserting 2 or2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#ab7 has been convicted in any court of a violent misdemeanor within the preceding #e years4 4 #c4 ,definition of violent misdemeanor ,section #iba7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#ch7 7,a7 ,the term violent misdemeanor means an offense that-- 7i7 is a misdemeanor under ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 or local law2 and 7ii7 has as an element-- 7,i7 the use1 attempted use1 or threatened use of-- 7aa7 physical force2 or 7bb7 a deadly weapon2 7,,ii7 the intent to cause physical injury2 or 7,,iii7 knowingly causing physical injury4 7,b7 7i7 ,a person shall not be considered to have been convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter1 unless-- 7,i7 the person was represented by counsel in the case1 or knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel in the case2 and 7,,ii7 in the case of a prosecution for an offense described in this paragraph for which a person was entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case was tried1 either-- 7aa7 the case was tried by a jury1 or 7bb7 the person knowingly and intelligently waived the right to have the case tried by a jury1 by guilty plea or otherwise4 7ii7 ,a person shall not be considered to have been convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter if the conviction has been expunged or set aside1 or is an offense for which the person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored 7if the law of the applicable jurisdiction provides for the loss of civil rights under such an offense7 unless the pardon1 expungement1 or restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship1 transport1 possess1 or receive firearms4 4 #d4 ,conforming amendments 7a7 ,paragraphs 7#a77;,b77ii71 7#b71 7#d71 and 7#e7 of section #ibb7t7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 are each amended by striking receipt and all that follows through subsection 7g7 and inserting knowing sale or disposition of a firearm by the licensee to such other person1 or the receipt of a firearm by such other person would violate subsection 7d71 7g714 7b7 ,section #ibc7;d77#a77;,b7 of such title is amended by striking section #ibb7;g7 and 7n7 of this chapter and inserting subsection 7g7 or 7n7 of section #ibb1 and is not a person to whom the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm or ammunition is prohibited by section #ibb7;d74 7c7 ,section #ibe;,a of such title is amended in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting and to whom the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm was not prohibited pursuant to subsection 7d7 of such section after section #ibb4 7d7 ,section #ajc of the ,brady ,handgun ,violence ,prevention ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djija7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7e77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking for whom and all that follows through subsection 7g7 and inserting to whom the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm1 or for whom receipt of a firearm1 would violate subsection 7d71 7g712 and 7,b7 in each of subparagraphs 7,f77iii77,i7 and 7,g77i71 by striking 7g7 and inserting 7d71 7g712 7#b7 in subsection 7g71 by striking receipt of a firearm by a prospective transferee would violate subsection 7g7 and inserting the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm to1 or the possession or receipt of a firearm by1 a prospective transferee would violate subsection 7d71 7g712 and 7#c7 in subsection 7i77#b71 by striking prohibited by section #ibb 7g7 or 7n7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code or ,state law1 from receiving a firearm4 and inserting to whom the knowing sale or disposition of1 or for whom the possession or receipt of1 a firearm is prohibited by subsection 7d71 7g71 or 7n7 of section #ibb of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or ,state law44 7e7 ,section #aja7;b7 of the ,,nics ,improvement ,amendments ,act of #bjjg 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djiaa7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by striking a person is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm under subsection 7g7 and inserting the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm to1 or the possession or receipt of a firearm by1 a person is prohibited under subsection 7d71 7g712 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking a member of the ,armed ,forces involved in such proceeding is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm under subsection 7g7 and inserting the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm to1 or the possession or receipt of a firearm by1 a member of the ,armed ,forces is prohibited under subsection 7d71 7g714 7f7 ,section #ajb of the ,,nics ,improvement ,amendments ,act of #bjjg 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djiab7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#c7-- 7,a7 by inserting 1 or to whom the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm is prohibited1 after firearm2 and 7,b7 by striking subsection 7g7 and inserting subsection 7d71 7g712 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#a77;,a71 by inserting 1 or is a person to whom the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm is prohibited by subsection 7d7 of such section before the period4 #e4 ,applicability ,the amendments made by this ,act shall not apply with respect to convictions occurring before the date that is #f months after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #f4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall-- 7#a7 alter the requirements of subsections 7d77#h7 or 7g77#h7 of section #ibb of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 7#b7 have a limiting effect on ,state1 tribal1 or local law4