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S.967
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R.(introduced 5/5/1999)
Latest Major Action: 5/5/1999 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to provide a uniform national standard to ensure that concealed firearms are available only to authorized persons for lawful purposes.
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5/5/1999:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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SUMMARY AS OF:
5/5/1999--Introduced.

Concealed Firearms Prohibition Act- Prohibits a person from carrying a firearm, any part of which has been transported in interstate or foreign commerce, on his or her person in public. Sets forth exceptions where a person is authorized to carry a firearm: (1) under Federal law; (2) under a State law that grants an exemption based on an individualized determination based on a review of credible evidence that the person should be allowed to carry a firearm because of compelling circumstances (not including a claim of concern about generalized or unspecified risks); or (3) under a State law that provides an exemption for any person who is a law enforcement or retired law enforcement official, a duly authorized private security officer, a person whose employment involves the transport of substantial amounts of cash or other valuables, or anyone the Attorney General determines should be allowed to carry a firearm because of compelling circumstances under regulations that the Attorney General may promulgate.