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On the recordApril 17, 2013
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. PROTECTING THE PRIVACY AND SAFETY OF LAW-ABIDING GUN OWNERS. Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Protecting the Privacy of Law-abiding Gun Owners.-- ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `private gun ownership data' means information held by a State or unit of local government that concerns-- ``(A) a license or permit of an individual to purchase, possess, or carry a firearm; ``(B) a license or permit of an individual relating to ammunition; or ``(C) the location of an individual gun owner.…
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming
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Apr 17, 2013

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