WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Tom Cotton issued the following press release:
Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to create a 15-foot protective zone around any National Guardsmen in uniform performing domestic duties. The National Guard Protective Zone Act will ensure that any individual who attempts to intimidate or harass a Guardsmen will face consequences.
"The brave Arkansans who serve in our National Guard should be protected from deranged individuals. My bill ensures that anyone who attempts to intimidate or harass a Guardsmen will face the full force of the law," said Senator Cotton.
Text of the bill can be found here (https://www.cotton.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/1225nationalguardprotectivezoneact.pdf).
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