[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2984 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2984

To provide an exemption from the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 for 
           conduct that does not violate State or local law.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 1997

 Mr. Barr of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide an exemption from the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 for 
           conduct that does not violate State or local law.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM THE GUN-FREE SCHOOL ZONES ACT OF 1990 FOR 
              CONDUCT THAT DOES NOT VIOLATE STATE OR LOCAL LAW.

    (a) Exemption From Possession Restrictions.--Section 922(q)(2)(B) 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (vi);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (vii) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(viii) if the possession does not violate the law of the 
        State or political subdivision in which the school zone is 
        located.''.
    (b) Exemption From Discharge Restrictions.--Section 922(q)(3)(B) of 
such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iii);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(v) if the discharge does not violate the law of the 
        State or political subdivision in which the school zone is 
        located.''.
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