Nevada lawmakers send ‘Pop-Tart guns’ bill to governor
CARSON CITY — A bill to shield grade-school students from discipline for bringing tiny toy guns to school or nibbling their breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun received final legislative approval Friday.
Assembly Bill 121, dubbed the “Pop-Tart” bill, is a Republican assemblyman’s answer to what he’s described as “political correctness” run amok. It was passed by the Senate on a 15-6 vote, with some Democrats opposed.
Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, R-Minden, sponsored the bill after hearing about a Maryland boy who was suspended for chewing his breakfast Pop Tart into the shape of a gun.
Tiny toy guns no bigger than 2 inches in length also are protected, as is clothing with images of firearms or expressing support for the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The measure applies to students in elementary and middle school. Students could still face discipline for disrupting class.
The bill now goes to Gov. Brian Sandoval for consideration.
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