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Senate debate focuses on making schools explicitly gun‑free while protecting limited exemptions
Summary
SB463 would clarify that adults may not possess firearms on school property except for narrow exemptions (law enforcement and secured storage during drop‑off/pick‑up). Proponents cited recent local threats; opponents warned of voting, polling-place and practical impacts and urged careful exception language.
Sen. Donald Fenton introduced SB463 as a targeted move to make school properties unambiguously gun-free zones while allowing narrow exemptions for law enforcement and certain secured storage during drop-off and pick-up. "There's no legitimate reason for an adult to bring their firearm into my son's first grade classroom," Fenton said, stressing…
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