Sentences with phrase «near public or private schools»

The law, known as the Gun - Free School Zones Act, was struck down last fall by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which said that Congress exceeded its authority under the commerce clause of the Constitution when it made gun possession near public or private schools a federal offense.

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Parents are choosing «free» public schools over the heavily subsidized tuition they would pay at private and parochial schools because times are desperate; so desperate parents must make a near life - or - death decision about whether to feed their children or brave the tumult of their locally assigned school.

«We're focused on homes and apartment buildings near other forms of public and private investment like a senior center, new streetlights, or a new school.