,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ag1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,shaheen7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prohibit the unauthorized   
possession of a firearm at a ,federal   
election site4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,vote ,without 
,fear ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on        
unauthorized firearm possession at a    
,federal election site  7a7 ,in general 
,chapter #dd of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #ice4           
,prohibition on unauthorized firearm    
possession at a ,federal election site  
7a7 ,definition ,in this section1 the   
term ,federal election site means a     
building or any part thereof at which an
 employee of the ,united ,states1 a     
,state1 or a political subdivision      
thereof is engaged in-- 7#a7 the        

administration of a polling place in an 
election for ,federal office2 or  7#b7  
the processing or counting of ballots   
cast in such an election4  7b7          
,possession of firearm near ,federal    
election site  7#a7 ,offense  7,a7 ,in  
general ,except as provided in          
subparagraph 7,b71 it shall be unlawful 
for an individual to knowingly possess  
or cause to be present a firearm in1 or 
within #ajj yards of an entrance to1 a  
place that the individual knows1 or has 
reasonable cause to believe1 is a       
,federal election site4  7,b7           
,exceptions ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not
 apply to-- 7i7 the possession of a     
firearm by a law enforcement officer    
employed by the ,united ,states1 a      
,state1 or a political subdivision      
thereof1 or a private security guard    
hired or arranged for by the owner or   
manager of a building in which there is 
a ,federal election site1 who is        
authorized by law to possess a firearm  
and who is on duty2  7ii7 the possession

 of a firearm in a vehicle within #ajj  
yards of an entrance to a ,federal      
election site1 if the firearm is not    
removed from the vehicle or brandished  
while the vehicle is in1 or within #ajj 
yards of the entrance to1 the ,federal  
election site2 or  7iii7 the otherwise  
lawful possession of a firearm in a     
place of residence1 in a place of       
business1 or on private property1 in or 
within #ajj yards of an entrance to a   
,federal election site4  7#b7 ,penalty  
,any individual who violates paragraph  
7#a71 or attempts to do so1 shall be    
fined under this title1 imprisoned not  
more than #a year1 or both4  7c7        
,possession of firearm near ,federal    
election site with intent for use in    
crime  7#a7 ,offense ,it shall be       
unlawful for an individual1 with intent 
that a firearm be used in the commission
 of a crime1 to knowingly possess or    
cause to be present the firearm in1 or  
within #ajj yards of an entrance to1 a  
place that the individual knows1 or has 

reasonable cause to believe1 is a       
,federal election site4  7#b7 ,penalty  
,any individual who violates paragraph  
7#a71 or attempts to do so1 shall be    
fined under this title1 imprisoned not  
more than #e years1 or both4  7d7       
,homicide ,an individual who kills any  
other individual in the course of a     
violation of subsection 7b7 or 7c71 or  
in the course of an attack on a ,federal
 election site involving the use of a   
firearm1 or attempts or conspires to do 
so1 shall be punished as provided in--  
7#a7 section #aaaa1 in the case of      
murder 7as defined in that section72    
7#b7 section #aaab1 in the case of      
manslaughter 7as defined in that        
section72  7#c7 section #aaac1 in the   
case of attempt to commit murder or     
manslaughter 7as those terms are so     
defined72 or  7#d7 section #aaag1 in the
 case of conspiracy to commit murder 7as
 so defined74  4  7b7 ,clerical         
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #dd of title #ah1 ,united       

,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #ice4           
,prohibition on unauthorized firearm    
possession at a ,federal election site4 
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