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NASSP Reacts to New Executive Order to Combat Firearms Threats 

The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) issued the following statement on today’s actions to reduce gun violence from the Biden Administration:  President Biden and Vice President Harris are announcing a new Executive Order directing federal agencies to improve school-based active shooter drills and combat the emerging threats of machine-gun conversion devices and unserialized, 3D-printed firearms, as well […]

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