Gun Free Schools Zones Act

[Deserteagle]

Is there anything worse than this law?

No carrying a gun without a state issued permit within 1000 feet of a school.
Out of state permit reciprocity does not exempt you.
If you violate this, you will never be allowed to buy guns or own them.
You can be fined a few thousand dollars and put in prison for 5 years.
Off duty police and their LEOSA does not cover them in other states which renders it very risky for sworn police officers to carry in other states.
Effectively, this federal law also tears away at state laws that allow unlicensed carry.
It also tears apart reciprocity between states because your permit only exempts you from the 1000 feet in the state your permit was issued in.

I dont know about you guys, but if I didnt have my permit, I would be put in prison and not allowed to own guns for the rest of my life if I stepped onto the street in front of my house exercising my right to open carry without a permit in this state. How ridiculous is that! Any of you taken the time to locate schools and see how far 1000 feet is from them? Its outrageous. Only a liberal would define a school zone as 3.3 football fields away from any school.

[NavyLCDR]

But it keeps the children safe, right?

[wooddoctor]

It's all about the chilllldrrreeennn. The little socialist nazi's... the government indoctrination program. The obam youth camp.

[S&W645]

I've looked. And some states say that the heck with the Fed zone, you are covered if we accept your state's permit. But what they say isn't what the Feds say.

[thedub88]

Thats why I always say don't rely on reciprocity. Spend the money to get a non-resident permits

[ezkl2230]

I sent this letter to Sen. Levin some time back regarding the GFSZA:

Letter to Sen. Carl Levin regarding his desire for even MORE firearms regulation.....

[ezkl2230]

Another posting regarding the GFSZA:

The Second Amendment and the Commerce Clause....

[ezkl2230]

Only a liberal would define a school zone as 3.3 football fields away from any school.

Don't forget - it was good ol' W who pushed for and signed the first GFSZA that established the 1,000 ft rule in 1990 in the wake of Columbine. It was W who pushed for the legislation that makes it illegal for you to discharge your firearm in the defense of your person, your family, or your home if you live in the exclusion zone. When the government reacts to tragedies like Columbine "for our own protection", it makes for oppressive laws. Ron Paul submitted legislation to repeal the GFSZA, but it has been trapped in committee since last July. We all need to contact our legislators to put pressure on them to get it out of committee and onto the floor for a vote - and the pressure needs to be applied during this election cycle, when it will have the most impact. I only hope (but I'm not holding my breath) that it can get out of committee before Chuck Schumer's bill that will require private citizens to obtain background checks before before selling their firearms privately (not that the two bills really have anything to do with each other; it's just another way to infringe on our Second Amendment rights, and I hope Schumer's bill dies in committee where it has been stuck for the last year).

[50SR9]

Hmm, according to Okla law, you cannot carry into the school, but may have weapon on school property while in your vehicle picking up or dropping off students. You cannot leave the weapon in an unattended vehicle. This is of course, you are licensed to carry. Federal law trumping state law comes into mind here. I live (as the crow flies) about a block and a half from an elementary school. If I have to use my weapon on my property, I will deal with any "within X feet of a school" crap that comes my way. Any stupid "law" will not prevent me from defending me or mine, regardless where it may happen.

[BC1]

I have a friend who has a school at each end of his street. He must pass one or the other every time he leaves his house. One school is about 500 ffeet away from his home.