Answer:
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the act, which claimed to draw
authority from the federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce,
overstepped the boundaries of that power
Explanation:
Was the Gun-Free School Zones Act, which drew its authority from the
federal power to regulate interstate commerce, constitutional?
The decision: The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the act, which claimed to draw
authority from the federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce,
overstepped the boundaries of that power. The majority opinion explained that the
possession of firearms in schools did not fit the definition of interstate commerce,
and so the law was unconstitutional.
