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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1914 

To ban guns for persons who have been convicted of stalking or who are 

subject to a court order restraining the person from stalking. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 9, 2013 

Ms. HAHN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To ban guns for persons who have been convicted of stalking 

or who are subject to a court order restraining the person from stalking. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Victims of 

5 Stalking Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS. 

7 (a) SALES OR OTHER DISPOSITIONS OF FIREARMS

8 OR AMMUNITION.—Section 922(d) of title 18, United 

9 States Code, is amended in the 1st sentence, by striking 

10 paragraphs (8) and (9) and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(8) is subject to a court order that restrains 

2 the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening 

3 an individual or engaging in other conduct that 

4 would place an individual in reasonable fear of bod5 ily injury, except that this paragraph shall only 

6 apply to a court order that— 

7 ‘‘(A) was issued after a hearing of which 

8 the person received actual notice, and at which 

9 the person had the opportunity to participate; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(B)(i) includes a finding that the person 

12 represents a credible threat to the physical safe13 ty of the individual; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the 

15 use, attempted use, or threatened use of phys16 ical force against the individual that would rea17 sonably be expected to cause bodily injury; or 

18 ‘‘(9) has been convicted in any court of a mis19 demeanor crime of domestic violence or of stalking 

20 (as defined under State law).’’. 

21 (b) POSSESSION, ETC., OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNI22 TION.—Section 922(g) of such title is amended by striking 

23 paragraphs (8) and (9) and inserting the following:: 

24 ‘‘(8) who is subject to a court order that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) was issued after a hearing of which 

2 the person received actual notice, and at which 

3 the person had an opportunity to participate; 

4 ‘‘(B) restrains the person from harassing, 

5 stalking, or threatening an individual or engag6 ing in other conduct that would place an indi7 vidual in reasonable fear of bodily injury; and 

8 ‘‘(C)(i) includes a finding that the person 

9 represents a credible threat to the physical safe10 ty of the individual; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the 

12 use, attempted use, or threatened use of phys13 ical force against the individual that would rea14 sonably be expected to cause bodily injury; or 

15 ‘‘(9) who has been convicted in any court of a 

16 misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or of stalk17 ing (as defined under State law),’’. 

18 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

19 this section shall apply to conduct engaged after the 90- 

20 day period that begins with the date of the enactment of 

21 this Act. 

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