School property

[netentity]

Nope, there's a specific clause of the Federal Gun Free School Zone Act which exempts "on private property not part of school grounds." You need an endorsement, license or permit to carry within a school zone except on private property.

Furthermore, the FGFSZA does not apply if the firearm is in a locked container and unloaded (18 USC § 922(q)(2)(B)(iii)). So in accordance to Federal law, if you unload and lock up your CCW prior to entering the school zone you are legal if you don't have a permit to carry unless there's a State law prohibiting firearms, loaded or unloaded, secured within your vehicle within a school zone.

[Rogueone]

thanks Net,

now here's an interesting response to that.

You said {You need an endorsement, license or permit to carry within a school zone except on private property.}, so here's a scenario.

In Virginia, we have open carry laws, so it's possible to be open carrying while driving down a local road, Smoketown Rd in this instance, and you'll pass thru the high school "25mph speed zone" and the school grounds butts up to the road. Since the road is "public" property, based on this description of the law, is a person NOT carrying a CCW license in violation of the law for driving down a major 6 lane road on the way to the local shopping mall, or on the way to the interstate, because they had to pass the school on the way??

[NavyGuy]

Remember, you pay property tax on your car in VA, so wouldn't your car be private property, as long as you remain in the vehicle?