Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands penalties for possession of firearms by prohibited persons.

Highlights:

• Defines “fugitive from justice” (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that individuals who were previously convicted of drug crimes or are an addicted person are prohibited from owning a firearm (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that an undocumented immigrant or an individual who is in the United States under a nonimmigrant visa is prohibited from owning a firearm (Sec. 1). 

• Prohibits an individual who has been discharged from the military from owning a firearm (Sec. 1). 

• Prohibits an individual from owning a firearm who has renounced their citizenship (Sec. 1).

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