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Old December 16, 2012, 11:47 AM   #29
Don H
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Big Bird PhD
General question regarding school grounds: Obviously public schools fall under all these laws, however, what if the elementary school was private? Could the principal or teachers have ccw's and carry (in theory) if the school board allowed it?
Mind you I'm not talking about Texas where it has more lax laws regarding this issue.
18 USC 922(q)(2)
(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—

(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;

Slightly off-topic but I think an important distinction in terminology:

lax
Adjective
1.Not sufficiently strict or severe.
2.Careless.

A more accurate term, without the above connotations, would be "less restrictive". One on-line dictionary defines "restrictive" as: "Imposing restrictions or limitations on someone's activities or freedom". Anti-RKBA groups often use the word "lax" in their rantings with all its negative connotations. Pro-RKBA folks should used less 'loaded' terminology with a more 'positive' aspect. We shouldn't, again and still, let the anti's define the playing field as we have with "high capacity magazine' and "assault weapon/rifle".
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