School Shootings In The United States

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shootings_in_the_United_States

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shootings_in_the_United_States#1990s

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THE GUN-FREE SCHOOL ZONES ACT OF 1995


wise.fau.edu/~tunick/courses/conlaw/gunlaw.html

GUN-FREE SCHOOL ZONES ACT OF 1990.

www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/students_family/climate/files/climate_gunfreeschoolzonesact.pdf

Gun-Free School Laws and Implications

December, 1995

The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990

www.dpi.state.nd.us/speced/guide/policy/guns.pdf

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United States v. Lopez (1995)

U.S. Supreme Court

UNITED STATES v. LOPEZ, ___ U.S. ___ (1995)
UNITED STATES v. LOPEZ, ___ U.S. ___ (1995)
UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. ALFONSO LOPEZ, JR.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 93-1260.

Argued November 8, 1994
Decided April 26, 1995

In United States v. Lopez (1995), the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had exceeded its constitutional authority under the Commerce Clause when it passed a law prohibiting gun possession in local school zones. The case arose out of the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, which made it a federal offense "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." Alfonso Lopez Jr., a high school senior, was convicted in a federal district court for knowingly possessing a concealed handgun and bullets at his San Antonio high school. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision, ruling that the law was beyond the reach of Congress's power under the Commerce Clause. The government appealed to the Supreme Court, which reviewed the case in 1994.

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www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/future/landmark_us.html

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"Repeal Gun Free School Zone Act"

The Gun Free School Zone Act, or GFSZA for short, was originally passed by Congress back in 1990, but in 1995 the Supreme Court voided the law, ruling it (quite correctly) to be an unconstitutional overreach of federal power. Congress quickly passed a revised version of the act which included the stipulation that the firearm had, “moved in or that otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce.” With this addition Congress supposedly provided constitutional authority for their actions and, while the Supreme Court has not revisited the issue, several Appeals Courts have upheld convictions under the new language.

The GFSZA is one of those feel-good laws that so often pass in the wake of a tragedy – the Stockton, California schoolyard shooting, in this case – which do nothing to address the problem, but which leave a wake of unintended consequences. The GFSZA did nothing to prevent the rash of school shootings that plagued the nation in the 1990s.

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www.firearmscoalition.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=575:repeal-gun-free-school-zone-act&catid=19:the-knox-update&Itemid=144

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"H.R. 2613: A bill to repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act"

www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr2613

www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2613/show

www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2773191/posts

www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2754467/posts

H. R. 2613

To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 21, 2011
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILLTo repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and
amendments to that Act.

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2613ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr2613ih.pdf