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Old July 11, 2014, 07:58 AM   #10
carguychris
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An oft-overlooked pitfall to concealed carry with an out-of-state non-resident license is that a licensee is ONLY exempt from the federal GFSZA when he/she is physically within the state that issued the license.
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Originally Posted by 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2)(A)(ii)
(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—
(i) [omitted]
(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...
(emphasis mine)
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