Sec. 2. Eliminating barriers between willing school staff and their right to defend their students
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Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7906 ) is amended— in paragraph (5), by inserting or after the semicolon; in paragraph (6), by striking ; or at the end and inserting a period; and by striking paragraph (7). The Secretary of Education may not disburse to or obligate any funds for any State, local government, or eligible entity (as defined in section 3) that restricts the possession of firearms in excess of section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code, within school zones as defined in section 921(a)(26) of such title.
In this paragraph: The term local government means any county, parish, city, town, township, village or other general purpose political subdivision of a State with the power to levy taxes and expend Federal, State, and local funds and exercise governmental powers. The term State means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4). Section 922(q)(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating clauses
(iii)through
(vii)as clauses
(iv)through (vii), respectively; and by inserting after clause
(ii)the following: if the individual possessing the firearm is otherwise eligible or entitled to carry a firearm under the laws of the State in which the school zone is located; .
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Eliminating barriers between willing school staff and their right to defend their students
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