51.   Some are carrying additional firearms in case their officers run into the suspects.

52.   State law bars carrying firearms into schools, unless for educational purposes.

53.   The bill would allow courts to punish offenders for carrying a firearm while committing a crime, as well as for using one.

54.   The Assembly also passed bills to suspend students who carry firearms onto school grounds or commit an assault using any type of weapon.

55.   The Clinton administration has also pressed Mexico to permit American drug agents here to carry firearms for self-protection.

56.   The Justice Department takes the position that carrying a firearm simply means transporting it, without any additional requirement that the gun be immediately accessible.

57.   The incident led the police commissioner to change a regulation requiring police officers to carry their firearms even while off duty.

58.   The Legislature is now considering a bill that would make it illegal to carry a firearm near a school.

59.   The law also authorizes qualified pilots to carry firearms in the cockpit.

60.   The measure calls on the Mexican government to allow more U.S. anti-drug agents to work in the country and to carry firearms.