Safe Students Act

This bill would end the federal rule that bans guns in school zones. It removes the part of federal law that made it a crime to have a gun in or near a school and deletes related definitions and penalties tied to that rule. In short, it repeals the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 at the federal level.

Key points

• What changes: The federal ban on guns in school zones would be repealed, along with related definitions and penalties in federal law.
• Who is affected: Students, school staff, families, and gun owners in communities across the country.
• What it means: Federal criminal penalties for having a gun in a school zone would be removed. The bill does not add new federal rules in their place.