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).

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