,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #daba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ag1 #bjbf,mr4    
,murphy 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !    
unau?oriz$ possession ( a fire>m at a   
,f$]al election site4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vote ,)\t    
,fe> ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on         
unau?oriz$ fire>m possession at a ,f$]al
 election site  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #dd 
( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ice4 
,prohibition on unau?oriz$ fire>m       
possession at a ,f$]al election site    
7a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    
,f$]al election site means a build+ or  
any "p !re( at :i* an employee ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 a ,/ate1 or a political  
subdivision !re( is engag$ 9-- 7#a7 !   
adm9i/ration ( a poll+ place 9 an       
election = ,f$]al (fice2 or  7#b7 !     
process+ or c\nt+ ( ballots ca/ 9 su* an

 election4  7b7 ,possession ( fire>m ne>
 ,f$]al election site  7#a7 ,(f5se  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,b71 x %all be unlawful =  
an individual to kn[+ly possess or cause
 to be pres5t a fire>m 91 or )9 #ajj    
y>ds ( an entrance to1 a place t !      
individual kn[s1 or has reasonable cause
 to believe1 is a ,f$]al election site4 
7,b7 ,exceptions ,subp>agraph 7,a7 %all 
n apply to-- 7i7 ! possession ( a fire>m
 by a law en=cem5t (fic] employ$ by !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 a ,/ate1 or a political  
subdivision !re(1 or a private security 
gu>d hir$ or arrang$ = by ! own] or     
manag] ( a build+ 9 :i* !re is a ,f$]al 
election site1 :o is au?oriz$ by law to 
possess a fire>m & :o is on duty2  7ii7 
! possession ( a fire>m 9 a vehicle )9  
#ajj y>ds ( an entrance to a ,f$]al     
election site1 if ! fire>m is n remov$ f
 ! vehicle or br&i%$ :ile ! vehicle is  
91 or )9 #ajj y>ds ( ! entrance to1 !   
,f$]al election site2 or  7iii7 !       
o!rwise lawful possession ( a fire>m 9 a

 place ( resid5ce1 9 a place ( bus9ess1 
or on private prop]ty1 9 or )9 #ajj y>ds
 ( an entrance to a ,f$]al election     
site4  7#b7 ,p5alty ,any individual :o  
violates p>agraph 7#a71 or attempts to d
 s1 %all be f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ 
n m ?an #a ye>1 or bo?4  7c7 ,possession
 ( fire>m ne> ,f$]al election site )    
int5t = use 9 crime  7#a7 ,(f5se ,x %all
 be unlawful = an individual1 ) int5t t 
a fire>m be us$ 9 ! commission ( a      
crime1 to kn[+ly possess or cause to be 
pres5t ! fire>m 91 or )9 #ajj y>ds ( an 
entrance to1 a place t ! individual     
kn[s1 or has reasonable cause to        
believe1 is a ,f$]al election site4     
7#b7 ,p5alty ,any individual :o violates
 p>agraph 7#a71 or attempts to d s1 %all
 be f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ n m ?an 
#e ye>s1 or bo?4  7d7 ,homicide ,an     
individual :o kills any o!r individual 9
 ! c\rse ( a violation ( subsection 7b7 
or 7c71 or 9 ! c\rse ( an attack on a   
,f$]al election site involv+ ! use ( a  
fire>m1 or attempts or conspires to d s1

 %all be puni%$ z provid$ 9-- 7#a7      
section #aaaa1 9 ! case ( murd] 7z def9$
 9 t section72  7#b7 section #aaab1 9 ! 
case ( manslaught] 7z def9$ 9 t         
section72  7#c7 section #aaac1 9 ! case 
( attempt to commit murd] or manslaught]
 7z ^? t]ms are s def9$72 or  7#d7      
section #aaag1 9 ! case ( conspiracy to 
commit murd] 7z s def9$74  4  7b7       
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =  
*apt] #dd ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #ice4 ,prohibition on          
unau?oriz$ fire>m possession at a ,f$]al
 election site4  4