This really isn't something hing you need to worry about unless you are visiting a school. The GFSZA is an add on charge used by the Feds for acts of gun violence close to schools. It's basically impossible to travel with a firearm without violating the act. Carry on.rugsig wrote:I am traveling to Kansas in a few weeks, so I was checking out their concealed carry regulations and found this interesting passage:
"Does the Federal gun free school zone act apply to me as a concealed carry licensee?
Answer: No – if traveling through a Kansas “school zone.” Federal law, 18 U.S.C. 922(q), requiring firearms to remain outside of 1,000 feet of a “school zone” has exceptions for individuals who are licensed to carry a firearm by the jurisdiction (state or local) where the school zone sits. Therefore, Kansas licensees have a built in exception to the general rule…licensees from other states, however, do not have this same exception while traveling in Kansas." (My italics)
I guess this means that as an out of state license holder, Federal law makes it illegal for me to carry within 1000 feet of any Kansas school. Since there are schools all over the neighborhood in which I'll be staying, I'll either have to not carry most of the time there, or plan some very circuitous routes to get from point A to point B.
It might be worthwhile to check if this same situation exists in Ohio.
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- Sat Jun 20, 2015 6:57 am
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