At issue is the right to carry handguns in public, not just keep them at home.
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If it sounds like the law is all over the place on school mask mandates, that’s because it is. The nation’s schools are subject to a complex web of local, state and federal laws.
No one involved in local government wants to see federal law enforcement agents take over their policing. But a mayor who’s also a legal scholar says there’s history and precedent for it.
Federal authorities have input, but states reign supreme – unless they decide to let local governments make the call.
