,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gice  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #af1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,mc,guire introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide for a cause of action       
enabling recovery of any person harmed  
by the limitation on ability to carry a 
firearm in a different jurisdiction4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,shall ,not ,be ,infringed ,act 
of #bjbf4  #b4 ,gun free zone policy    
requirement pertaining to eligibility   
for ,byrne-,,jag funding  7a7 ,gun free 
zone policy requirement ,for each fiscal
 year after the expiration of the period
 specified in subsection 7b7 in which a 
,state or unit of local government      
receives a grant under part ,e of title 
,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and  
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq471 the ,state or
 unit of local government shall conform 
its laws and policies to the following3 

7#a7 ,if the ,state or unit of local    
government has in effect any law        
providing for a gun free zone1 then in  
the case of any person-- 7,a7 who is    
harmed by the use of a firearm by       
another1  7,b7 such harm occurs in a gun
 free zone1  7,c7 who is authorized to  
carry a firearm in that person's ,state 
of residence1 and  7,d7 the person      
harmed could1 if allowed to carry a     
firearm1 have averted or mitigated such 
harm1  such person may recover1 in a    
civil action against the ,state or unit 
of local government1 compensatory       
damages and damages for pain and        
suffering4  7#b7 ,the term gun free zone
 means any geographical area where the  
carrying of a firearm is prohibited     
under ,federal1 ,state1 or local law by 
a member of the public4  7b7 ,compliance
 and ineligibility  7#a7 ,compliance    
date ,the period specified in this      
subsection is the period beginning on   
the first full fiscal year after the    
date of enactment of this ,act4  7#b7   

,ineligibility for funds ,for any fiscal
 year after the expiration of the period
 specified in paragraph 7#a71 a ,state  
or unit of local government that fails  
to comply with subsection 7a71 shall be 
subject to a reduction of not more than 
#ii percent of the funds that would     
otherwise be allocated for that fiscal  
year to the ,state or unit of local     
government under subpart #a of part ,e  
of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime      
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq471   
whether characterized as the ,edward    
,byrne ,memorial ,state and ,local ,law 
,enforcement ,assistance ,programs1 the 
,local ,government ,law ,enforcement    
,block ,grants ,program1 the ,edward    
,byrne ,memorial ,justice ,assistance   
,grant ,program1 or otherwise4  7c7     
,reallocation ,amounts not allocated    
under a program referred to in          
subsection 7b77#b7 to a ,state for      
failure to fully comply with subsection 
7a7 shall be reallocated under that     

program to ,states that have not failed 
to comply with such subsection4  #c4    
,gun free zone policy requirement       
pertaining to eligibility for ,,cops    
funding ,for each fiscal year after the 
expiration of the period specified in   
section #b7;b7 in which a ,state or unit
 of local government receives a grant   
under part ,q of title ,i of the        
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajaea et seq471 the ,state or unit of  
local government shall conform its laws 
and policies to the requirement in      
section #b7;a74 ,for any fiscal year    
after the expiration of the period      
specified in section #b7;b77#a71 a      
,state or unit of local government that 
fails to comply with this section1 shall
 be subject to a reduction of not more  
than #ii percent of the funds that would
 otherwise be allocated for that fiscal 
year to the ,state or unit of local     
government4  #d4 ,definitions ,terms    
used in this ,act have the meanings     

given such terms in section #ija of     
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh4