[cmb]

It seems clear you cannot carry at any school. Can you carry and leave it locked in your car, in Florida? What about other states?

 

[cphilip]

In South Carolina, you can now have it in, and leave it locked in, your car if you have a Concealed Weapons Permit.

 

[RmScadd]

Best not to carry to school

I am not an attorney, but Florida Statue 790.06(12) states:

"No license issued pursuant to this section shall authorize any person to carry a concealed weapon or firearm into any . . . public school district, municipality, or special district; . . . any school, college, or professional athletic event not related to firearms; any school administration building; . . . any elementary or secondary school facility; any career center; any college or university facility unless the licensee is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile . . . "

I believe that some school districts even prohibit the carrying of a gun locked in the trunk.

I am not sure if you can drop off/pick up your child at school with a gun in the car.

Best to be careful.

 

[archer51]

Virginia you can carry while dropping off and picking up I believe, you may not leave your vehicle though.

 

[MilitaryPower]

It seems clear you cannot carry at any school. Can you carry and leave it locked in your car, in Florida? What about other states?

In Florida you cannot have a weapon on school grounds except if picking up or dropping off someone, there is an authorized event related to firearms OR the local school district has adopted an exemption for parking privileges. And I highly doubt it. According to Federal law, you cannot be within a 1000 feet of a school with firearm unless you have a permit or license. So basically, all this no guns on school property is a bunch of state crap. A common pocketknife and small OC can are allowed. Colleges are another thing.

 

[JohnK87]

Minnesota if you have a carry permit you can leave it in your vehicle on school grounds. If not, stay 1000' away.

 

[GoldenSaber]

I am not an attorney, but Florida Statue 790.06(12) states:

"No license issued pursuant to this section shall authorize any person to carry a concealed weapon or firearm into any . . . public school district, municipality, or special district; . . . any school, college, or professional athletic event not related to firearms; any school administration building; . . . any elementary or secondary school facility; any career center; any college or university facility unless the licensee is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile . . . "

I believe that some school districts even prohibit the carrying of a gun locked in the trunk.

I am not sure if you can drop off/pick up your child at school with a gun in the car.

Best to be careful.

The previous posts regarding Florida law are ALL wrong information. If you are a Florida CWP holder, unless your school district (not the principal) has passed, adopted and publishes a written policy forbidding it, Florida statute F.S. 790.115(2)(a)(3) allows (and your CWP exempts you from Federal law 18 USC 922q) so that you are legal to have a gun in your car (does not have to be in the trunk) as long as it's securely encased or not readily available. Wandering the grounds is tenuous at best, but going in a building is definately a big no no.

Again, CMB... this is why I told you to get the book on Florida Firearms law. It is clearly spelled out in chapter eight.

 

[MP45Man]

PA does not allow carry on school property, including grounds, even if you have a permit. It becomes a real pain when I have to pick one of my kids up unexpectedly.

 

[RETSUPT99]

In South Carolina, you can now have it in, and leave it locked in, your car if you have a Concealed Weapons Permit.

If FL would even do this, I'd feel much better...not great, but much better than leaving it at home.

 

[cphilip]

Well it's brand new here. Just signed by the "Love Gov" this past Summer.

 

[Rugergirl]

In Michigan a CPL holder is permitted to carry a weapon on their person inside the vehicle while picking up or dropping off a student. Leaving the privacy of your vehicle, it better be let behind.Going inside the building the law states CPL holders can Open Carry in CEZ's unless otherwise posted.
Haven't seen a school anywhere around here that didn't have it posted.
This year will be DD's last year of Middle School, the high school she will e going to next year is equipped with metal detectors.
No carry at school events off school propery either.

 

[FastDraw]

Colorado allows you to have a gun in your car on the school parking lot.

 

[PastorPack]

California allows CCW holders to carry at public schools.

 

[gumaro]

In Texas, I believe you can leave it in your car if you have to go inside, or you can CC if you're dropping/picking up child. Now if you are employed by school district and park in campus parking lot, you might want to check with your employer or better yet your attorney, in case something happens in the future.

 

[SlyBevel]

Utah here.

State laws allow permitted carriers to carry at both primary and secondary schools when they are state-sponsored schools. (This includes the county school districts for primary school.)

So, I can pick up my kids while carrying, and go inside and have a chat with their teachers, even though the sign on the outside of the building says No Firearms.

Private schools can make their own rules, so if I attended, say, BYU, that would be a no-go. The Church that owns BYU also disallows carry in Sunday services.

The state universities tried to assert that they can forbid students from carrying a while back, but the state legislators smacked them down on that, and permitted carriers are fine there.

Likewise, the state universities tried to say that students in campus housing can't have firearms in the dorms, and they got smacked down again. Students can have legal firearms in dorms.

There was one concession to the anti-gunners at the unis though: If you're a student who lives on campus, you can request that you get a roommate who DOES NOT have a concealed permit.

My source: "Utah Gun Law", Mitch Vilos

 

[Pikachu711]

Insofar as I would like to see law abiding citizens with CCW permits be allowed to carry on school grounds I am hopeful that one day our state legislatures will become more enlightened! Until that day I have some degree of skepticism.

There will always tend to be an anti-gun mindset on institutes of higher education.

 

[randytulsa2]

Oklahoma law (at least when I looked it up the last time) specifically allows you to have it on your person in your car when you pick up or drop off a student.

Not sure about locked up in the parking lot, though. Lots of parking lot exemptions to off-limits places in Oklahoma's statute, but the lack of one for schools makes me shy away from it.

It just means a little more exercise....

 

[Armydad]

NC bans guns on all school property. They cannot be on you or in a vehicle even if they are locked up in lock boxes and there is no wiggle room at all. Gun + school = jail.

Armydad

 

[kentuckycarry]

Doesnt answer the question , but I'll jump on the band wagon. In ky you can have it in the car ( and leave it ) as long as you dont wave it around.. Doesn't have to be locked up.

 

[shooterX]

California allows CCW holders to carry at public schools.

Really, that's incredible considering the strictness of CA gun laws.