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Police Officers Protecting Children Act
To allow certain qualified law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm to protect children in a school zone.
- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Police Officers Protecting Children Act
This bill specifies that certain active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms are not subject to the federal prohibition on possessing (or discharging) a firearm in a school zone.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Apr 30, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Apr 30, 2025 Introduced in House
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