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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.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to allow qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms in school zones, provided they are authorized to carry concealed weapons under federal law. The bill also permits these officers to discharge firearms in school zones. Currently, federal law generally prohibits firearms in school zones, and this bill creates an exception for these authorized law enforcement personnel.
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Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Randy K. Sr. Weber’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $36,400
- TRANS-GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INC. $13,200
- TRANS-GOLBAL SOLUTIONS GROUP INC $13,200
- MCCORVEY INDUSTRIAL FABRICATION $13,200
- BALD CYPRESS LTD $8,300
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Randy K. Sr. Weber → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 30, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Apr 30, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 30, 2025
Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Clyde) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To allow certain qualified law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm to protect children in a school zone.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Police Officers Protecting Children Act”.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ALLOWED TO CARRY A CONCEALED FIREARM, AND DISCHARGE A FIREARM, IN A SCHOOL ZONE.
Section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)—
(A) by striking “or” at the end of clause (vi); and
(B) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (ix) and inserting after clause (vi) the following:
“(vii) by a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B) who is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm, if the firearm is concealed;
“(viii) by a qualified retired law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926C) who is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm, if the firearm is concealed; or”; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)—
(A) by striking “or” at the end of clause (iii);
(B) by striking the period at the end of clause
(iv) and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(v) by a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B) who is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm; or
“(vi) by a qualified retired law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926C) who is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm.”. <all>
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