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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §6552, sub-§2, ¶D  is enacted to read:
 
D.  The prohibition on the possession of a firearm does not apply to a person who possesses a firearm in a motor vehicle as long as the following conditions are met:
 
(1) The person is dropping off or picking up a student and remains in the vehicle; and
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(2) The firearm is not loaded and is in either a locked container or a locked firearms rack on the motor vehicle.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, replaces the bill. The amendment provides that the prohibition in current law on the possession of a firearm on public school property or the property of an approved private school does not apply to a person who possesses a firearm in a motor vehicle, as long as the person is dropping off or picking up a student and remains in the vehicle and the firearm is not loaded and is in either a locked container or a locked firearms rack.