{"id":148507,"date":"2021-07-29T16:26:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T20:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=148507"},"modified":"2021-07-29T16:26:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:55:46","slug":"california-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-guns-near-ballot-counting-locations-polling-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/california-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-guns-near-ballot-counting-locations-polling-places\/","title":{"rendered":"California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" title=\"California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AZCentral-1024x592.jpg\" alt=\"California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-148509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AZCentral-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AZCentral-400x231.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AZCentral-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AZCentral-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AZCentral.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>(<em>Photo: AZ Central<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>California Congressman Raul Ruiz introduced this week H.R. 4722, the \u201cVote Without Fear Act.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed to \u201cprevent armed intimidation at the voting booth\u201d the legislation bans the possession of a firearm within 100 yards of a \u201cfederal election site.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A federal election site includes both polling places and ballot counting locations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn recent federal elections, we have seen an alarming rise in armed intimidation at the voting booth,\u201d said Rep. Ruiz in a press release obtained by GunsAmerica&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery American should be able to exercise their fundamental right to vote without intimidation or fear for their personal safety. My bill, the Vote Without Fear Act, will help protect this sacred right by keeping our polling places free from the threat of armed intimidation. With my legislation, we will safeguard the integrity of our democratic process and ensure the safety of all Americans on Election Day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/aclu-has-it-backwards-2a-isnt-racist-gun-control-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-guns-near-ballot-counting-locations-polling-places\" title=\"California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0\">ACLU Has it Backwards: 2A Isn\u2019t Racist, Gun Control Is!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On-duty law enforcement officers and hired security guards are exempt from the ban. Lawfully owned firearms secured in homes and\/or vehicles within 100 yards of the federal election site are also exempt.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe ability to vote freely and without fear must be protected, but unfortunately gun extremists are increasingly trying to threaten our democratic process by intimidating voters and election workers,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCongressmen Ruiz&#8217;s legislation is one that will ensure safety and security at our poll sites and one that we&#8217;re proud to support,\u201d she added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of voting, incidentally, Arizona is currently in the midst of an audit of the 2020 General Election for ballots cast in Maricopa County. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter\u2019s been on fire, as the results are expected to be presented in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Already the Arizona Audit has found 275,000 potential fraudulent ballots &#8212; in just ONE county!<br \/><br \/>And we already know Maricopa County certified FALSE results with 3,981 people voting AFTER the registration deadline <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sxnmgxSHZl\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-guns-near-ballot-counting-locations-polling-places\" title=\"California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0\">pic.twitter.com\/sxnmgxSHZl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realLizUSA\/status\/1419830203849793537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-guns-near-ballot-counting-locations-polling-places\" title=\"California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0\">July 27, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HAPPENING NOW: Twitter just suspended the Arizona Audit account and the Arizona Audit War Room Account. They are blocking the release of audit information on Twitter. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dSu8NfquBH\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-guns-near-ballot-counting-locations-polling-places\" title=\"California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0\">pic.twitter.com\/dSu8NfquBH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Christina Bobb (@christina_bobb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/christina_bobb\/status\/1420085372684578817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-guns-near-ballot-counting-locations-polling-places\" title=\"California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0\">July 27, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Twitter just suspended the Arizona Audit account as well as the Audit War Room account.<br \/><br \/>Follow me on Telegram and Gab for when I am booted. I will be next.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/thUZA6fK63\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-guns-near-ballot-counting-locations-polling-places\" title=\"California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0\">https:\/\/t.co\/thUZA6fK63<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VWNmppA4nS\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-guns-near-ballot-counting-locations-polling-places\" title=\"California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0\">https:\/\/t.co\/VWNmppA4nS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DA6IcyRONG\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-guns-near-ballot-counting-locations-polling-places\" title=\"California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0\">pic.twitter.com\/DA6IcyRONG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wendy Rogers (@WendyRogersAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendyRogersAZ\/status\/1420072649108205568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-guns-near-ballot-counting-locations-polling-places\" title=\"California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0\">July 27, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cCongressmen Ruiz&#8217;s legislation is one that will ensure safety and security at our poll sites and one that we&#8217;re proud to support,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":148509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,240],"tags":[132,469,607],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-148507","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2nd-amendment-r2kba","8":"category-this-week","9":"tag-buzz","10":"tag-gun-control","11":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Designed to \u201cprevent armed intimidation at the voting booth\u201d the legislation bans the possession of a firearm within 100 yards of a poll.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/california-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-guns-near-ballot-counting-locations-polling-places\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"California Congressman Introduces Bill to Ban Guns Near Ballot Counting Locations &amp; Polling Places\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cCongressmen Ruiz&#039;s legislation is one that will ensure safety and security at our poll sites and one that we&#039;re proud to support,\u201d she added.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/california-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-guns-near-ballot-counting-locations-polling-places\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-07-29T20:26:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-07T14:55:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AZCentral.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"694\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"S.H. 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