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New Law Aims At School Shootings
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Dan Carino
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Mar 22, 2008
New Law Aims At School Shootings
City councilman Ed Reyes held a news conference on Monday to propose a law that would mandate jail time for anyone with an illegal gun a thousand feet from a school.
L-R) LA City Councilmen Jack Weiss and Ed Reyes unveil their legislative reaction to a gang shooting outside Aragon Elementary in Cypress Park: a gun near a school equals automatic jail time. Parent Suzette Gutierrez stands under the word "spring."
L-R) LA City Councilmen Jack Weiss and Ed Reyes unveil their legislative reaction to a gang shooting outside Aragon Elementary in Cypress Park: a gun near a school equals automatic jail time. Parent Suzette Gutierrez stands under the word "spring."
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John Rabe
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City councilman Ed Reyes held a news conference on Monday to propose a law that would mandate jail time for anyone with an illegal gun a thousand feet from a school.

City councilman Ed Reyes held a news conference on Monday to propose a law that would mandate jail time for anyone with an illegal gun a thousand feet from a school.