The Gun Free School Zones Act Of 1990

In 1995, a case went to the United States Supreme Court on the constitutionalism of an act passed by the United States Congress under the Commerce Clause. The respondent, Alfonso Lopez, Jr. had appealed his case up from his district court in San Antonio all the way to the Supreme Court. The process took almost three whole years. Lopez had been charged with violating the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 that was passed by Congress through the Commerce Clause. Lopez’s lawyer argued that the Congress

about 43% of American families had guns in their homes and/or on their properties (Washington Post, 2016). But should individuals be able to carry guns everywhere? The “Gun Free School Zones Act” of 1990 ensures that the areas in and around school buildings and facilities are gun free (article 1). The repeal of this act would create a variety of issues for the society such as an increase in gun related violence and child safety. Having gun-free zones around schools is important for the child’s safety

concern about the growing problem of violence in the schools of the United States has elicited one of the hottest debates in the American society. The controversy is caused by the supporters and opponents who hold different points of views about the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, which prohibits the use of guns in schools. For many, this law is responsible for the amount of the disgraces suffered in schools as these centers are not allowed to have guns to protect themselves and because criminals look

(senior), arrived at Edison high School in San Antonio, Texas, carrying on his person a concealed .38

saying “no guns” or “gun free zone.” These have been put up because of the belief that they make a place safer for everyone. The problem with this is that if a criminal aspires to commit a violent crime, these places make an easier target. With this being said the main idea and purpose of a gun free zone is supposed to be for safety, but in reality it makes a place more susceptible to danger from criminals. Schools were first turned into gun-free zones in 1990 by the Gun-Free School Zones Act. However

obtain the guns the government is trying so hard to ban. Thesis: In April of 1999 two young men took it upon themselves to come to their school and murder 12 of their classmates, a teacher and injure more than 20 people before turning their weapons on themselves. 1999 was long enough ago to where some of you may or may not recall the disaster I am referring to; The Columbine High School Massacre I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: We all know that schools are Gun-free zones. Schools specifically

United State Constitution. United States v. Lopez dealt with a previous decision made by the Supreme Court called the “Gun-Free Schools Zone Act of 1990,” and whether this act was constitutional. In other words, is Congress given the power by the Constitution to regulate guns in schools under the Commerce Clause? Alfonso Lopez Jr. was a twelfth-grade student at Edison High School in San Antonio, Texas. On March 10, 1992, he carried a concealed .38 caliber revolver and

The Second Amendment states, “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” The Second Amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791, as part of the first ten amendments in the Bill of Rights. Many arguments have been thrown around saying that the terminology of the Second Amendment is very outdated and the Second Amendment needs to be rewritten or repealed altogether. The right to bear arms gives the

shootings that were committed on a school campuses (Pearle, 2016). These shootings have been committed on school grounds, starting at the elementary level all the way through post graduate school. With the rise of social media and the internet; campus shootings have grained more attention nationally. In October 1990 Congress implemented the Gun Free School Zone Act (GFSZA); for public federally funded schools to create a barrier around designated school zones, to prevent gun related violence. The GFSZA

million non – military guns in America” (O’Brien and Stanton). Many people that own a firearm usually have more than one gun. Also, a majority of gun owners feel that owning a firearm is the best way to protect themselves at home. With the large number of guns said to be in America, there needs to be a way to prevent the number of frequently occurring mass shootings. The solution to this issue is called gun control. Gun control needs to be implied more in our society because gun related crimes are mostly