in the House and are teaming up to bring forth a bill that would make killing a federal law enforcement officer punishable by death or life in prison. Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are introducing the Sgt. Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act, first viewed by DailyMail.com, which would make the murder of a state, local or federal police officer a that warrants the death penalty or life without parole if certain aggravating factors are met. Killing a federal law enforcement officer is already considered a factor for the death penalty, but the new bill would build on current law to include state and local officers and expand the factors to be considered by a jury for the death penalty.
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