I think it's safe to say that school property (with the exception of private schools) is own, leased, and/or operated by "a governmental entity". I know of a certain plot of real estate in Pasadena that is part of P.I.S.D, but actually owned by the City of Pasadena.txinvestigator wrote:30.06 does not list "the state" but lists "governmental entity". I think School boards have elected officials and mandatory taxes for the homeowners. Sounds like the government to me.extremist wrote:Well, just having attended the class yesterday, Ms. O'Shaw did in fact state that if the school had a 30.06 sign in the parking lot, that it would have to be decided in court and recommended abiding by it. One gentleman in the audience tried to get her to confirm or refute that school property is not in fact owned by the "state" but rather by the school board. I've never heard of that one, but that's certainly interesting.
PC 30.06(e) clearly states that this statute does not apply to property owned or leased by a government entity and is not a location where a license holder would be otherwise prohibited from carrying.
It seems to me that the intent here is to prevent small government Napoleons from making their own gun-free zones. The rules should be uniform for all schools, all courthouses, etc. PC 30.06 defines this and no gun-hating assistant principal should be able to change it at his or her whim.