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Firearms: gun-free school zone.

It became law on Oct 10, 2015.

CA SB 707 · Senate Bill · 2015–2016

Stage
Became law
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Senate
Sponsors
2
Latest action
Oct 10, 2015

What it does

Existing law, the Gun-Free School Zone Act of 1995, subject to exceptions, prohibits a person from possessing a firearm in a place that the person knows, or reasonably should know, is a school zone, unless with the written permission of certain school district officials. Existing law defines a school zone as an area on the grounds of a school providing instruction in kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or within a distance of 1,000 feet of that school. Existing law prohibits a person from bringing or possessing a firearm upon the grounds of a campus of a public or private university or college, or buildings owned or operated for student housing, teaching, research, or administration…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Oct 10, 2015

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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

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