This amendment removes language creating civil liability for agencies employing former federal officers, eliminates an exception for drug prosecutions with weapons violations, adds an exception for law enforcement emergency response, and modifies the definition of 'law abiding citizen'.
- Restores the word 'unconstitutional' in the section describing prohibited enforcement of federal regulations regarding firearms. (Page 3, line 23)
- Removes the introductory phrase 'In addition:' and deletes two lines that began subsection (i) regarding civil actions by interested parties to enforce the section. (Page 5, lines 15-17)
- Deletes subsection (i) regarding interested parties' right to bring civil actions and subsection (ii) regarding waiver of sovereign immunity in such actions. (Page 5, lines 19-23)
- Deletes the entire subsection (d) that imposed civil penalties on agencies employing public officers or peace officers who previously worked as federal officials and enforced federal firearms regulations. (Page 6, lines 1-18)
- Changes 'when' to 'and' and 'substantially' to a semicolon in subsection (e)(ii), modifying the condition for providing material aid to federal prosecutors in drug prosecutions with weapons violations. (Page 7, lines 9-10)
- Deletes language requiring weapons violations to be substantially similar to state law and ancillary to the prosecution. (Page 7, lines 11-12)
- Adds a new exception allowing persons to respond to or conduct law enforcement activity in emergency situations without violating the section. (Page 7, after line 15)
- Modifies the definition of 'law abiding citizen' to clarify it means a person who has not otherwise engaged in felonious activities, expanding the scope beyond state law firearms restrictions. (Page 9, line 4)
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