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Senate keeps concealed‑weapons clarifications but rejects broader school ban substitute
Summary
Senators debated S.B. 108, a bill to clarify the concealed‑weapons statute and define dangerous weapons; a proposed substitute that would ban concealed firearms on school grounds with limited exceptions failed 6–23, and the original clarifying bill advanced 25–4.
Senator Waddups (floor sponsor) described S.B. 108 as a clarification of the 1996 concealed‑weapons law and said it was meant to resolve statutory conflicts and to spell out where police and other limited categories may carry firearms on school campuses. "This is not a bill to legalize concealed weapons or any other weapon in schools," the sponsor emphasized while explaining narrow clarifications the bill proposes.
On the floor,…
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