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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The safety and protection of our students and |
3 | | school personnel is one of the most important and top |
4 | | priorities; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Every year, concern for student safety grows as |
6 | | more and more tragic events occur in our nation's schools; |
7 | | school districts are continuously looking for new ways to keep |
8 | | those who enter their educational buildings safe; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, sponsored |
10 | | by then-Senator Joe Biden and signed into law by President |
11 | | George H.W. Bush, makes it illegal for anyone "to knowingly |
12 | | possess a firearm" within 1,000 feet of a school zone; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, The Firearm Concealed Carry Act (P.A. 98-63), |
14 | | effective July 9, 2013, prohibited any concealed carry in "any |
15 | | building, real property, and parking area under the control of |
16 | | a public or private elementary or secondary school"; therefore, |
17 | | be it
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18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
20 | | oppose any legislation or policy that provides for local school |
21 | | boards having the option of developing safety and protection |