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This bill, known as the Disarm Hate Act, aims to prevent individuals convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes or who have received an enhanced sentence for a hate-motivated misdemeanor from obtaining or possessing firearms. The bill defines a "misdemeanor hate crime" as a conviction for an offense that involves conduct motivated by bias related to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, and includes the use or threat of physical force or a deadly weapon. The definition includes specific legal protections, such as ensuring the defendant was represented by counsel or knowingly waived their right to counsel, and allows for exceptions if the conviction has been expunged, pardoned, or civil rights restored. The bill amends existing federal law to prohibit the sale, disposition, possession, shipment, or transport of firearms by individuals who have been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime or received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence, effectively creating a new category of persons restricted from firearm ownership based on hate crime convictions.

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