Title: Prohibits the Enforcement of Federal Firearms Regulations
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the enforcement of federal firearms regulations.
Highlights:
Prohibits enforcement of federal firearm regulations, including but not limited to the following (Sec. A):
Any tax, levy, fee, or stamp;
Any registering or tracking;
Any registering or tracking of an owner;
Any act that prohibits possession, ownership, use, or transfer; and
Any act requiring confiscation.
Classifies a violation of this bill by any official, agent, or employee of the United States government as a Class A misdemeanor (Sec. A).
Authorizes a school district to designate teachers or administrators as school protection officers (Sec. A).
Authorizes a school protection officer to carry a concealed firearm or self-defense spray and to detain or use force against an individual on school property for self-defense or the defense of others (Sec. A).
Requires a school protection officer to have a concealed carry permit and to complete a school protection officer training program approved by the director of the Department of Public Safety (Sec. A).
Requires a school board to hold a public hearing to decide whether to designate a school protection officer (Sec. A).
Reduces the age requirement for a concealed carry permit from 21 to 19 (Sec. A).
Prohibits a health care professional from being required to ask if a patient owns a firearm, to document firearm ownership in medical records, or to notify any governmental entity of the identity of a patient based solely on his or her status as a firearm owner (Sec. A).
Prohibits an ordinance from prohibiting the open carrying of firearms from individuals with a concealed carry permit (Sec. A).
Prohibits an ordinance from limiting the use of a firearm for self-defense and defense of the individual’s property (Sec. A).