Hadn't known of this one, and it confused me a tad. I had recalled schools being "gun free zones" took place far earlier in response mostly to the TX tower shooting. Was this a paper tiger to get votes that didn't impact what many states already had or did it add a bunch of "gun free zones" to states that didn't have them? This one given to us by none other than "just get a shotgun" Joe, and signed into law by President George H.W. Bush...Thanx George!
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
The Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) is an act of the U.S. Congress prohibiting any unauthorized individual from knowingly possessing a loaded or unsecured firearm at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone as defined by 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(25). The law applies to public, private, and parochial elementary schools and high schools, and to non-private property within 1000 feet of them. It provides that State and local law may authorize the issuance of licenses that exempt the licensed individuals from the prohibition.
It was introduced in the U.S. Senate in October 1990 by Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware and was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun-Fr...es_Act_of_1990
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