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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 7, 1995
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1995 - Amends the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 to prohibit possessing or, knowingly or with reckless disregard for the safety of another, discharging (or attempting to discharge) a firearm that has moved in or that otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce (thus providing the jurisdictional basis for regulation under the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution) in a school zone.
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Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D–WI
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Subcommittee on Youth Violence. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7919-7920)
Introduced in Senate
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