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Keith B wrote:

redoregon wrote:?? As far as I know, there is nothing against having a weapon *in your car* *in the parking lot* of a school. Try to carry it in, and that's where you're going to run into legal trouble.

Yes there is. The Gun Free School Zone Act Title 18 922 (q) (2) states:

A) It shall be unlawful for any individual knowingly to possess a firearm that has moved in or that otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.
(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to the possession of a firearm—
(i) on private property not part of school grounds;
(ii) if the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so by the State in which the school zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual obtains such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive the license;
(iii) that is—
(I) not loaded; and
(II) in a locked container, or a locked firearms rack that is on a motor vehicle;
(iv) by an individual for use in a program approved by a school in the school zone;
(v) by an individual in accordance with a contract entered into between a school in the school zone and the individual or an employer of the individual;
(vi) by a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity; or
(vii) that is unloaded and is possessed by an individual while traversing school premises for the purpose of gaining access to public or private lands open to hunting, if the entry on school premises is authorized by school authorities.

So you must meet the stipulations in the act or it is illegal.

LaserTex wrote:Hang it in the back window...I used to have my 30.30 in the student parking lot at San Angelo Central High School. Until my buddy got his window smashed in and his gun taken. That was 1984... I wouldn't care open in the truck...but my Mini-14 is loaded and under the back seat. Does that count?

Doug (don't call me a lawyer!!) Oh, and Kanye is (I will agree with Obama's assessment on THIS occasion).