The Gun Free School Zones Act is 18 USC 922(q). The exemption for licensed carry is 922(q)(2)(b)(ii).txinvestigator wrote:noJamesTX10 wrote:Does the issuing state matter? I am planning on getting my permit from UT. I drive past two schools on my way to work. Will that matter?
(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—
(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;
A strict reading says that licensed concealed carry is only exempt in the state in which the license is issued. I don't know of case law on this, but I'd like to see some.
Kevin