Buffer zone bill aims to protect worshipers when prosecutors fail to act, lead GOP sponsor says...

Rep. Brad Knott (R-NC), lead Republican sponsor of the Right to Worship Act, said the federal buffer zone bill would protect religious institutions from disruptive protests. The measure aims to give worshipers legal recourse in cases where local prosecutors decline to act.

Knott described the legislation as a response to threats against houses of worship and a means to strengthen enforcement when existing laws fall short.