Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)

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The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(q), is a federal statute that criminalized possessing a firearm in a school zone and became notable when the Supreme Court in United States v. Lopez struck it down as exceeding Congress’s Commerce Clause authority.

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Generate an image of Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q) (The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(q), is a federal statute that criminalized possessing a firearm in a school zone and became notable when the Supreme Court in United States v. Lopez struck it down as exceeding Congress’s Commerce Clause authority.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
criminal law statute ⓘ
firearms regulation ⓘ
affectedProvision 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(1) (original version) ⓘ
amendedVersion 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2) (as revised after Lopez) ⓘ
appliesNationwide true ⓘ
appliesTo elementary schools ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ
challengedIn United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995) ⓘ
citationFormat Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q) ⓘ
citedAs GFSZA ⓘ
codifiedAs 18 U.S.C. § 922(q) ⓘ
commerceNexusRequirement as amended, firearm must have moved in or otherwise affect interstate or foreign commerce ⓘ
constitutionalIssue scope of Congress’s Commerce Clause power ⓘ
containsException firearm on private property not part of school grounds ⓘ
firearm that is unloaded and in a locked container or locked firearms rack ⓘ
individual licensed to possess firearm by the state ⓘ
law enforcement officers acting in official capacity ⓘ
use of a firearm in a school zone as part of a program approved by a school ⓘ
use of a firearm in accordance with a contract with a school ⓘ
defines school zone ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
enforcementAgency Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
hasTitle Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 ⓘ
heldUnconstitutionalIn United States v. Lopez ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislativeType public law ⓘ
locatedInTitle Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ
maximumPenalty up to 5 years imprisonment (original version) ⓘ
notableCase United States v. Lopez ⓘ
partOf Crime Control Act of 1990 ⓘ
penaltyType federal criminal penalties ⓘ
policyGoal reduce gun violence in and around schools ⓘ
postLopezAction Congress amended statute to add interstate-commerce nexus ⓘ
primaryCitation 18 U.S.C. § 922(q) ⓘ
prohibits knowingly possessing a firearm in a school zone ⓘ
reasonForInvalidation exceeded Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause ⓘ
regulates possession of firearms in school zones ⓘ
relatedTo Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Commerce Clause

federalism in the United States ⓘ
schoolZoneDefinition in or on the grounds of a school ⓘ
within 1,000 feet of the grounds of a school ⓘ
signedBy George H. W. Bush ⓘ
subjectMatter firearms possession ⓘ
school safety ⓘ
yearEnacted 1990 ⓘ

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United States v. Lopez → lawStruckDown → Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q) ⓘ
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 → hasTitle → Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 ⓘ
linked to: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 → citationFormat → Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q) ⓘ
Alfonso Lopez Jr. → challenged → Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 ⓘ
subject linked to: Alfonso Lopez, Jr.
linked to: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
Alfonso Lopez Jr. → chargedUnder → Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 ⓘ
subject linked to: Alfonso Lopez, Jr.
linked to: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
Alfonso Lopez Jr. → associatedWith → Gun-Free School Zones Act litigation ⓘ
subject linked to: Alfonso Lopez, Jr.
linked to: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
GFSZA → fullName → Gun-Free School Zones Act ⓘ
linked to: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
Supreme Court affirmed reversal of conviction → involvesLaw → Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 ⓘ
linked to: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 → relatedTo → Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 ⓘ
linked to: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
United States federal firearms laws → includesStatute → Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 ⓘ
linked to: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)