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Sen. Tuberville introduces bill to fight “swatting”

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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville has joined Senate colleagues Rick Scott, R-FL, and Mike Rounds, R-SD, to introduce the Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act. “Swatting” occurs when an individual makes a false report of an ongoing emergency or threat of violence in order to intimidate someone by sending a significant law enforcement presence to their address. Although swatters may consider swatting to be a harmless prank, there are multip…

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Sen. Tuberville introduces bill to fight “swatting”

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville has joined Senate colleagues Rick Scott, R-FL, and Mike Rounds, R-SD, to introduce the Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act. “Swatting” occurs when an individual makes a false report of an ongoing emergency or threat of violence in order to intimidate someone by sending a significant law enforcement presence to their address. Although swatters may consider swatting to be a harmless prank, there are multip…

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The Iowa StandardThe Iowa Standard

Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Legislation to Crack Down on “Swatting” Crimes - The Iowa Standard

On Monday, Senator Rick Scott, Senator Tommy Tuberville and Senator Mike Rounds introduced the Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act, which expands the federal criminal hoax statute to specifically prohibit “swatting” hoaxes through which false information about a crime is reported to law enforcement with the intent of eliciting an emergency response at a target address. This legislation would impose strict penalties for swatting, i…

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Floridian PressFloridian Press

Scott Introduces Bill to Tackle 'Swatting' Once Again

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has introduced legislation alongside Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) known as the Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act. This bill increases the criminal penalties for swatting by expanding the federal criminal hoax statute to specifically prohibit “swatting” hoaxes. "Swatting," as it is known, is the act of making a fraudulent police call to a victim's address in order to terrorize …

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Alabama Political Reporter broke the news in on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
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