The NRA comes under fire
Tags: FIREARMS -- Law & legislation; SCHOOL violence
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Reports on the school weapons law enacted by the state of Michigan which expels a student who brings any weapon onto school property. Concerns by school administrators on the plight of expelled students; Opinions in favor of the law; Date of effectivity of the law.
- COLORADO AFTER COLUMBINE THE GUN DEBATE. Soraghan, Mike // State Legislatures;Jun2000, Vol. 26 Issue 6, p14
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- Shootings Propel States Into Action on Safety. Johnston, Robert C. // Education Week;05/05/99, Vol. 18 Issue 34, p15
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- No easy solutions. // Hudson Valley Business Journal;07/05/99-07/19/99, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p4
Comments on efforts to pass gun laws in order to prevent school violence in the United States. Inability of gun laws to prevent crime; Importance of strengthening the family; Rise in the number of activities competing with family time; Impact of mass media on the youth.
- Remarks on the Shooting Death at Theo J. Buell Elementary School in Michigan and an Exchange With Reporters in West Palm Beach. Clinton, William J. // Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents;3/6/2000, Vol. 36 Issue 9, p412
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- Gun-toting students face expulsions. Cannors, Cathy // New York Amsterdam News;7/22/95, Vol. 86 Issue 29, p6
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- What do you know? Elvin, John // Insight on the News;06/07/99, Vol. 15 Issue 21, p34
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- Senate Closes IDEA School Gun Loophole. // Human Events;06/04/99, Vol. 55 Issue 21, p23
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