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I reviewed the Article - Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990

·       Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

Yes, everything stated in the article is well within the purview of what should constitute as relevant content. There were no distractions.

·       Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?

Some information may be out of date if there have been any recent changes to the act, but the facts presented are accurate and updated. The History section was the most useful but I think there is a need for context that shows why this legislation was bought into effect.

·       Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

The article uses some sources that are completely private. That is, a particular source is a personal webpage set up in favor of open carry which provides highly biased information which may not be factual. This information is well filtered for in the article itself but it being the credibility of the information into doubt since it comes from a webpage that strongly advocated for only one point of view.

·       Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

The article does well to present facts well and opinions are presented in a balanced manner. However, the Act that the article talks of seems to have gone through many revisions and supreme court sanctions which make it difficult to not present information that shows more limitations of the Act rather versus its intentions.

·       Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?

These links do not work:

Wolf, Bonzer (January 21, 2014). "ATF Says that Millions of Americans are Violating the Gun Free School Zone Act". Bonzer Wolf. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

^ Jump up to:^{a b c d e f g h} Sensiba, Dusty. "Fix the Gun Free School Zones Act". Practical Tactical LLC. Retrieved 9 July 2011.

"Travel". OpenCarry.org. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July2011.

·       Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?

Most facts are referenced. I found a few that were not. Most sources are .gov however there are sources, like previously stated, which are extremely biased.

I also edited the article: Child Access Prevention Laws

Federal laws[edit]

There is no federal CAP law, nor the federal law requires the safe storage of the guns. However, according to Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, it is unlawful for any licensed gun carrier to transfer firearms without safe storage. There is a law to prevent firearms to be brought into school zones. The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 makes it illegal for unauthorized individuals to carry firearms into an area that, to their knowledge, is a school zone. This law includes public, and private elementary and high schools and non-private property up to 1000 feet of a school. A case in 2007, United States v Nieves-Castaño^[1], found Nieves guilty for having a firearm in her apartment, a public housing project, which was within a 1000 feet of a school. If found guilty, individuals face fines up to $5000, or imprisonment of up to 5 Years. Guilty individuals are also prohibited from purchasing firearms in the future. There have been attempts to repeal the act in 2007, and 2009 but these bills did not pass committee. The law does not however apply to private property, or individuals who are licensed to carry in the state where the school zone is located. The firearm can also be placed in a locked container or not be loaded.

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