Byron Dorgan: “You ought not have to worry, no matter where you are in the country…”

On the recordMarch 10, 1999

You ought not have to worry, no matter where you are in the country, about guns in schools. Everywhere in this country, we ought to understand that guns and schools do not mix, and every student and every parent ought to understand there is a penalty of expulsion for one year for bringing a gun to school. I wonder how many tragedies may have been avoided where guns were not brought to school because a student now understands there is zero tolerance with respect to guns in schools.

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Byron Dorgan

Democratic · North Dakota

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of the Gun-Free Schools Act and its impact on school safety.

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Byron Dorgan: “You ought not have to worry, no matter where you are in the country, about guns in schools. Everywhere in this country…”

Editor's note · Context