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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PAUL:H.R. 2615.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This act is justified by the lack of a mandate or assertionof authority in the United States Constitution for thefederal government to establish the laws affected in thisact, by Article One of the United States Constitution thatgrants legislative powers, by the Second Amendment of theUnited States Constitution that recognizes the right to beararms, and by the Ninth Amendment and Tenth Amendment of theUnited States Constitution that recognize that rights andpowers are retained and reserved by the people and thestates.[Page H5374]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Second Amendment Protection Act of 2011 - Repeals the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and the Federal Firearms License Reform Act of 1993. Restores and revives any provisions amended or repealed by such Acts as if such Acts had not been enacted. </p><p>Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the federal criminal code distinguishing firearms used or suitable for sporting, recreational, or cultural purposes from firearms used generally.</p><p>Repeals the Child Safety Lock Act of 2005 and other provisions of the federal criminal code relating to gun storage and gun safety devices.</p>]]></text>
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