Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term felony crime of domestic violence means an offense that— is a felony under Federal, State, or Tribal law; and has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim.
The term gun offender means an individual who was convicted of a gun offense. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term gun offense means a felony crime of domestic violence that involved a firearm (as such term is defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code). The term gun offense does not include— an offense under subparagraph (A), during the commission of which the offender possessed, but did not use or threaten to use a firearm; or an attempt or a conspiracy to commit an offense under subparagraph
(A)with a firearm. The term gun offender registry means a registry of gun offenders and a notification program, maintained by a jurisdiction. The term jurisdiction means any of the following: A State. The District of Columbia. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Guam. American Samoa. The Northern Mariana Islands. The United States Virgin Islands. In accordance with section 1521, a federally recognized Indian Tribe. The term student means an individual who is enrolled in or attends an educational institution, including (whether public or private) a secondary school, a trade or professional school, and an institution of higher education. The term employee includes an individual who is self-employed or works for any other entity, whether compensated or not. The term resides means, with respect to an individual, the location of the individual’s home or other place where the individual habitually lives. The term minor means an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years.