S0073 prohibits the possession of firearms on school grounds, except for peace officers, retired law enforcement officers, persons under contract to provide school security services, and unloaded firearms in locked containers or a locked rack in a motor vehicle.
The House passed S0073 on July 1, 2021, by a vote of 67 to 1. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that the fundamental right of the American people to keep and bear arms “shall not be infringed.” Government has a duty to secure the individual and unalienable right to self-defense on behalf of school students, faculty, and staff.