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This bill would primarily affect individuals who legally carry firearms and might typically do so in public spaces that could also serve as federal election sites. These individuals would need to be aware of the new federal restrictions when approaching polling places or ballot processing centers.
Voters and election workers would also be directly affected, potentially experiencing a heightened sense of safety and security during the voting process and while performing their duties. The bill specifically outlines exemptions for on-duty law enforcement and authorized private security, meaning their ability to carry firearms at these locations would not be impacted.
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This bill would primarily affect individuals who legally carry firearms and might typically do so in public spaces that could also serve as federal election sites. These individuals would need to be aware of the new federal restrictions when approaching polling places or ballot processing centers.
Voters and election workers would also be directly affected, potentially experiencing a heightened sense of safety and security during the voting process and while performing their duties. The bill specifically outlines exemptions for on-duty law enforcement and authorized private security, meaning their ability to carry firearms at these locations would not be impacted.
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| TYPE | AMOUNT | WHO |
|---|---|---|
| criminal | fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both | individuals who knowingly possess or cause to be present a firearm in, or within 100 yards of an entrance to, a Federal election site |
| criminal | fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both | individuals who, with intent that a firearm be used in the commission of a crime, knowingly possess or cause to be present the firearm in, or within 100 yards of an entrance to, a Federal election site |
| criminal | punished as provided in sections 1111, 1112, 1113, and 1117 (sections related to murder, manslaughter, attempt, and conspiracy) | individuals who kill any person in the course of a violation of this act, or in the course of an attack on a Federal election site, involving the use of a firearm, or attempts or conspires to do so |