h 761 7 53969 1231218000 false 1234155600 46 17 97908 In correlation with the restrictions outlined by the 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, this bill protects and provides context for the possession and use of fire arms, namely in defense of the self or family (or, when relevant, the home) against a reasonably perceived threat of unlawful bodily injury or violent felony. It also holds relevance in light of the <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/show">H.R.45</a>, the Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009, which seeks to amend the afore mentioned Act of 1993. 111 400017

1/6/2009--Introduced.Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 - Declares that a person not prohibited under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act from receiving a firearm shall have the right to obtain firearms for security and to use firearms in defense of: (1) self or family against a reasonably perceived threat of imminent and unlawful infliction of serious bodily injury; (2) self or family in the course of the commission by another person of a violent felony against the person or a member of the person's family; and (3) the person's home in the course of the commission of a felony by another person. Authorizes persons whose rights under this Act have been violated to bring an action in U.S. district court against the United States, any state, or any person for damages, injunctive relief, and such other relief as the court deems appropriate.

1234155600 2009-02-09 Tue Jan 05 18:03:59 -0600 2010 introduced 53969 'act':5 '2009':7 'self':3 'defens':4 'citizen':1 'self-defens':2 66864 false short introduced 53969 'use':12 'home':20 'self':17 'right':4,29 'secur':9 'defens':15 'enforc':26 'famili':18 'obtain':6 'provid':23 'firearm':7,13 'protect':2 66865 false official action 53969 1234155600 Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2009 183879 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. B000208 1926-06-03 2857 2412 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.bartlett.house.gov/Email_Roscoe/ 6 202-225-2193 Roscoe 'r':4 '-6':6 'md':5 'rep':1 'rosco':2,7,9 'bartlett':3,8,10 M 400017 Bartlett Roscoe_G._Bartlett G. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6] 1395 N00002017 10395 Republican 202-225-2721 Seventh-Day Adventist MD Roscoe Bartlett 5.69565217391304 http://www.bartlett.house.gov action 53969 1234155600 Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2009 183879 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. action 53969 1231218000 Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 180730 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. introduced 53969 1231218000 Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 180729