who introduced the gun free school zones act of 1990
Joseph R. Biden Jr
title: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 text: U.S. Senate in February 1990 as S. 2070 by Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin and then was incorporated into the Crime Control Act of 1990 that was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush. The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was originally passed as section 1702 of the Crime Control Act of 1990. It added ; itself was added by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. The Supreme Court of the United States subsequently held that the Act was an unconstitutional exercise of Congressional authority under the Commerce Clause of the United States title: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 text: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 The Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) is an act of the U.S. Congress prohibiting any unauthorized individual from knowingly possessing a loaded or unsecured firearm at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, in a school zone as defined by . The law applies to public, private, and parochial elementary schools and high schools, and to non-private property within 1000 feet of them. It provides that the states and their political subdivisions may issue licenses that exempt the licensed individuals from the prohibition. It was first introduced in the title: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 text: a school zone. Legal exceptions are made for on-duty law enforcement and contracted school security. On May 22, 2007, June 24, 2009, and July 21, 2011, US Representative Ron Paul introduced similar bills , , and that would repeal the Federal Gun Free School Zones Act. No form of those bills has ever passed committee. In February 2018, US Representative Thomas Massie introduced a similar bill, titled the "Safe Students Act", that would repeal the Federal Gun Free School Zones Act. Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 The Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) is an act of the U.S. Congress title: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 text: Constitution in "United States v. Lopez", 514 U.S. 549 (1995). This was the first time in over half a century that the Supreme Court limited Congressional authority to legislate under the Commerce Clause. Following the "Lopez" decision, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno proposed changes to that were adopted in section 657 of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997, . These changes required that the firearm in question "has moved in or otherwise affects interstate commerce." As nearly all firearms have moved in interstate commerce at some point in their existence, critics assert this was merely a legislative tactic to title: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 text: circumvent the Supreme Court's ruling. The Supreme Court of the United States held that the original Act was an unconstitutional exercise of Congressional authority under the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution in "United States v. Lopez", 514 U.S. 549 (1995). This was the first time in over half a century that the Supreme Court limited Congressional authority to legislate under the Commerce Clause. Although the amended GFSZA has yet to be challenged in the U.S. Supreme Court, it has been reviewed and upheld by several federal Circuit Courts. In a 2005 Appellate case, "United States v. Dorsey", the