As NRA pushes Congress, states consider bills to put guns in schools

From The Sunlight Foundation's Nancy Watzman, as reported on April 2, 2013:

Even as the National Rifle Association (NRA) announced a new push today to put armed guards in schools across the country, state lawmakers across the country are considering similar proposals. So far, legislation related to guns on school grounds has come up in at least three dozen states. The vast majority of these bills would make it easier for school personnel, guards, and volunteers to carry guns on campus, while a handful would toughen laws prohibiting firearms at schools.

At least two states--South Dakota and Virginia--have enacted such laws to date and in one state, Alabama, the governor in March vetoed a bill that would allow armed volunteer security forces on school grounds. To track state legislation in progress using Sunlight's Scout notification service, click here.

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And introduced in the Maryland statehouse:
HB395: Handguns - Permit Qualifications and Carrying on School Property - School Guardians, introduced by Delegates McDermott, Hough, K. Kelly, McComas, Parrott, and Smigiel

HB397: Criminal Law - Carrying Weapons on School Property - Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, introduced by Delegates McDermott, Cluster, Hough, K. Kelly, McComas, and Parrott

SB533: Handguns - School Employees - Handgun Permits and Carrying Weapons on School Property, introduced by Senators Jacobs, Brinkley, Colburn, Glassman, Pipkin, and Reilly