Toy guns in schools? That would be a crime under this proposed Louisiana law

By Rose Velazquez

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana students as young as kindergarteners who take toy guns to school could face criminal penalties under a bill filed for the Legislature’s spring session by Rep. Dodie Horton, R-Haughton. House Bill 43 would ban the possession of “imitation firearms, projectiles or ammunition” in Louisiana schools, at school-sponsored events or within 1,000 feet of campuses.

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