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Gov. McDonnell Willing to Discuss Allowing Teachers and Others to Carry in Schools

peter nap

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paramedic70002 said:
The Code of VA is a strange beast. If you read the Code for C.O.P.s they are specifically prohibited from being used in schools. I cannot find any other Code that addresses armed security in schools other than SROs/certified LEOs.
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That makes it even more interesting!
 
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TFred said:
The WTOP article has a glaring error. ::gasp:: What a shock!

Directly after a quote from Governor McDonnell, the author begins a new paragraph with this text:

"Currently, laws in Virginia ban anyone from carrying a firearm within 1,000 feet of school grounds. Only police officers are exempt."

They provide a link to § 18.2-282, which is the brandishing code, and which does NOT outlaw carrying a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school. Instead, it does increase the penalty for brandishing within 1,000 feet from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony.

I would not be surprised if this "error" was intentional.

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Give credit where it's due, after pointing the author to Philp and a few e-mails back and forth, she corrected the article and it is much more accurate now. If only all reporters were as willing and eager to be accurate in their reporting on these issues!

TFred
 
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2a4all said:
She also erred with non-CHP holders and the "closed container" provision. I sent her an e-mail.
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That's really going to confuse her.

I wish we could get a definitive opinion on that, since it's basically a "feature" that is spread across two different laws, not everyone is comfortable stating it as a well-established fact. I don't know anyone who is willing to even go out on a limb and state emphatically that it wasn't a mistake, or at least an oversight.

We really need an AG opinion for this.

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Uber_Olafsun said:
I am waiting for some type of executive order etc to come out. Who know hat he will try. We had gun grabs during Katrina with a video of a Marine saying they obey orders about doing it. Wonder how many will remember that little oath they swore to uphold.
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Are you talking about an executive order from the governor or the president? I don't know that there is much that the governor can do on guns by way of executive order.
 
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TFred said:
That's really going to confuse her.

I wish we could get a definitive opinion on that, since it's basically a "feature" that is spread across two different laws, not everyone is comfortable stating it as a well-established fact. I don't know anyone who is willing to even go out on a limb and state emphatically that it wasn't a mistake, or at least an oversight.

We really need an AG opinion for this.

TFred
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It's no worse than other statutes that include references, and once people learn them, they seem to work well enough.
 
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peter nap said:
That was really my point SB.
To be honest, I don't much care what McDonnell is saying, he's just running his mouth.
I'm watching to see what Obama who is the real danger, is going to do and I suspect it won't involve Congress...and what bills get introduced here.

I'm going to pull a Phlip and say I don't care what other states do. They have to take care of themselves.

I'm expecting a firestorm here though.
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Yes, and this is what really has me concerned and worried. This guy is very much of a mind to do things his way and be damned with the house or senate. Frankly, any moves he makes unilaterally to ban a class of firearms or worse, begin a process of confiscation would be a treasonous action on his part and subject his immediate removal from office. Now is that likely to actually happen? Heck no and if it did, I would probably fall over on my bu-- in amazement.
 
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