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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 619 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to place limitations on the possession, 

sale, and other disposition of a firearm by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2013 

Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to place limitations 

on the possession, sale, and other disposition of a firearm 

by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against 

children. 

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 ‘‘Keep Kids Safe Act 

5 of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LIMITS ON POSSESSION, SALE, AND DISPOSITION 

2 OF FIREARMS BY PERSONS CONVICTED OF 

3 MISDEMEANOR SEX OFFENSES AGAINST MI4 NORS. 

5 (a) DISPOSITION OF FIREARM.—Section 922(d) of 

6 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 

8 (8); 

9 (2) by striking the period at the end of para10 graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

11 (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis14 demeanor sex offense against a minor.’’. 

15 (b) POSSESSION OF FIREARM.—Section 922(g) of 

16 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 

18 (8); 

19 (2) by striking the comma at the end of para20 graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 

24 a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor,’’. 


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1 (c) MISDEMEANOR SEX OFFENSE AGAINST A MINOR

2 DEFINED.—Section 921(a) of such title is amended by 

3 adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(36)(A) The term ‘misdemeanor sex offense against 

5 a minor’ means a sex offense against a minor punishable 

6 by imprisonment for not more than one year. 

7 ‘‘(B) The term ‘sex offense’ means a criminal offense 

8 that has, as an element, a sexual act or sexual contact 

9 with another, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such 

10 an offense. 

11 ‘‘(C) The term ‘minor’ means an individual who has 

12 not attained 18 years of age. 

13 ‘‘(D) A person shall not be considered to have been 

14 convicted of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor 

15 for purposes of this chapter— 

16 ‘‘(i) unless— 

17 ‘‘(I) the person was represented by counsel 

18 in the case, or knowingly and intelligently 

19 waived the right to counsel in the case; and 

20 ‘‘(II) in the case of a prosecution for the 

21 offense for which a person was entitled to a 

22 jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case 

23 was tried— 

24 ‘‘(aa) the case was tried by a jury; or 


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1 ‘‘(bb) the person knowingly and intel2 ligently waived the right to have the case 

3 tried by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise; 

4 or 

5 ‘‘(ii) if the conviction has been expunged or set 

6 aside, or is an offense for which the person has been 

7 pardoned or has had civil rights restored (if the law 

8 of the applicable jurisdiction provides for the loss of 

9 civil rights under such an offense), unless the par10 don, expungement, or restoration of civil rights ex11 pressly provides that the person may not ship, trans12 port, possess, or receive firearms.’’. 

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