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Should gun owners foot the bill for students’ safety?

In the wake of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, [1] one Florida lawmaker wants to make gun owners foot the bill for students’ safety, the Huffington Post reports. Friday Rep. Linda Stewart (D-Orlando) filed HB 325 [2], which dictates mandatory guidance counseling for students in school safety issues, widens gun prohibition from school buildings to a “safety zone” within 500 feet of a school, and allows anyone to “check” their firearm with officials when they arrive at a school to avoid prosecution. In order to pay for these increased safety measures, Stewart proposes creating a Safe School Trust Fund (HB 327) within the Department of Education, and she wants it funded by taxes collected on Florida gun and ammo sales…

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