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Gun Violence Prevention Order Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit firearm sale or transfer to or receipt or possession by a person who is subject to a gun violence prevention order. A gun violence prevention order is a court order that prohibits an individual from owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. The bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to make grants to states that have in effect legislation that: (1) authorizes a family member, or a law enforcement officer, to apply for a gun violence prevention order against an individual who may pose a significant risk to themselves or others; (2) authorizes a law enforcement officer to temporarily seize firearms from that individual, subject to a warrant; and (3) requires law enforcement agencies to comply with certain requirements.

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Dianne Feinstein (D)*,  Tammy Baldwin (D),  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Cory Booker (D),  Maria Cantwell (D),  Ben Cardin (D),  Bob Casey (D),  Dick Durbin (D),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  Kamala Harris (D),  Maggie Hassan (D),  Angus King (I),  Ed Markey (D),  Bob Menendez (D),  Chris Murphy (D),  Bill Nelson (D),  Bernie Sanders (I),  Brian Schatz (D),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Chris Van Hollen (D),  Elizabeth Warren (D), 

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. (on 03/14/2018)

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