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California Bans Guns in Schools Amid National Gun Debate
Source: Newsweek
CALIFORNIA BANS GUNS IN SCHOOLS AMID NATIONAL GUN DEBATE
BY MELINA DELKIC ON 10/16/17 AT 9:44 AM
Californians can no longer carry guns on school grounds.
Over the weekend, Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, signed a bill that overturned the right of local school superintendents to permit some employees to carry guns on a case-by-case basis. Superintendents had been granted that role in legislation last year.
Five school districts in California had taken advantage of the provision, but supporters of the new bill argued that guns have no place in schools.
A safe learning environment is “not possible if a school district allows armed civilians to roam California school campuses," the new bill's author, Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), told the Los Angeles Times.
But opponents say the new law is an example of the state's "bipolar" gun policy.
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BY MELINA DELKIC ON 10/16/17 AT 9:44 AM
Californians can no longer carry guns on school grounds.
Over the weekend, Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, signed a bill that overturned the right of local school superintendents to permit some employees to carry guns on a case-by-case basis. Superintendents had been granted that role in legislation last year.
Five school districts in California had taken advantage of the provision, but supporters of the new bill argued that guns have no place in schools.
A safe learning environment is “not possible if a school district allows armed civilians to roam California school campuses," the new bill's author, Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), told the Los Angeles Times.
But opponents say the new law is an example of the state's "bipolar" gun policy.
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Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/guns-banned-california-schools-jerry-brown-685717
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