Congressman Moves to Repeal “Gun Free School Zones Act”

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Congressman Moves to Repeal “Gun Free School Zones Act”

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The group is already taking action: on Monday, Rep. Massie introduced legislation to repeal the law that banned possession of firearms in school zones across the United States.

Titled H.R. 34, the Safe Students Act, the bill was originally introduced by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) in 2007. It repeals the Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) of 1990, which makes it “unlawful for any individual knowingly to possess a firearm at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.” In 1995, the Supreme Court held the GFSZA unconstitutional, which prompted Congress to amend the bill in 1996. The Supreme Court has not ruled on the constitutionality of the amended Act.
Ah, look.
Repealing a bad law in total! What a novel idea (from 2007 :roll: )
(... and Ron Paul)

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Re: Congressman Moves to Repeal “Gun Free School Zones Act”

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They should repeal every one of these 'no gun' signs across the nation.
Has signage ever stopped a person from committing a crime?
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Re: Congressman Moves to Repeal “Gun Free School Zones Act”

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robbo wrote:They should repeal every one of these 'no gun' signs across the nation.
Has signage ever stopped a person from committing a crime?
Heh, funny you'd phrase it that way in a discussion about signage in front of schools. Twice in the last five years I've seen "Weapon and drug-free zone" signs in front of urban high schools that had bullet holes in them. From now on I'm taking photos when I see them "decorated" that way.
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