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This bill, known as the "Disarm Hate Act," aims to prevent individuals convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes from obtaining or possessing firearms. Specifically, the bill defines a "misdemeanor hate crime" as a conviction for a misdemeanor offense where the conduct was motivated by bias or hate based on characteristics such as race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, and involved physical force, threat of a deadly weapon, or a credible physical threat. The bill adds two new definitions to existing federal law: one for "convicted in any court of a misdemeanor hate crime" and another for "received from any court an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence." These definitions include important caveats, such as ensuring the person had legal representation or knowingly waived their right to counsel, and excluding convictions that have been expunged, pardoned, or had civil rights restored. The bill amends sections of the U.S. Code to prohibit individuals with such convictions from purchasing, selling, shipping, transporting, or possessing firearms, creating an additional restriction on gun ownership for those convicted of hate-motivated misdemeanor offenses.

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