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Senate clears weapon-free school zones bill for third reading after student-led push
Summary
After students from Jackson Elementary helped prompt HB 109, senators debated exemptions for parents and hunters and whether zone definitions are too broad; sponsors said the bill follows existing drug-free school zone zoning and advanced it to third reading.
Senators moved House Bill 109, a weapon-free school zones measure advanced by students in Jackson Elementary, to the third-reading calendar after debate over exemptions and the scope of enhanced penalties.
The bill creates prohibitions on possessing dangerous weapons on or about school premises (defined by proximity consistent with prior drug-free school-zone law) and increases penalties where a firearm is used or threatened…
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