I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1552 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2011 Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent act while a juvenile.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preventing Gun Violence Act.

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Prohibition on possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent act while a juvenile

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Possession ban

Section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)by striking or at the end of paragraph (8); (2)by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting ; or; and (3)by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10)who has been adjudicated by a court of the United States to have committed a violent juvenile act, . (b)

Violent juvenile act defined

Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (36)(A)The term violent juvenile act means an act by a person before the person attains 18 years of age that, if committed by an adult, would be punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year, and— (i)has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against another person; or (ii)that by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against another person may be used in the course of committing the act. .