Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA)

• November 29, 1990
• introduced by Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin
• signed into law by President George H. W. Bush.
• act of the U.S. Congress prohibiting any unauthorized individual from knowingly possessing a loaded or unsecured firearm at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone
• applies to public, private, and parochialelementary schools and high schools
• applies to non-private property within 1000 feet of schools

• It provides that the states and their political subdivisions may issue licenses that exempt the licensed individuals from the prohibition.