peckerwood1986
Regular Member
I was wondering how close to a school can you carry. I know you can not carry on the property but is there a distance law or code or something?
If you have no permit then Federal law says you must maintain a 1000' standoff.
Just keep in mind that the Federal Gun Free School Zone is not enforced in most states, including NV. The only time you will ever hear about this being charged to someone is as an addition to other more serious crimes.
For example, if Joe Gangbanger gets caught selling dope across the street from a school, and they find his pistol under the seat of his car, he will also be charged with the violation of the FGFSZA because his lawyer won't bother fighting it as he has bigger problems to deal with. The 1996 law is just as unconstitutional as the 1990 law that SCOTUS already ruled on.
The rest is just Internet experts expounding their knowledge of the "law."
If you don't have a permit because you exclusively open carry, I wouldn't give it a second thought.
Not that it's really enforceable, but if you don't meet one of the other exceptions such a licensed carry or written permission, you can still traverse the zone with your firearm that is not loaded and in a locked container, or a locked firearms rack that is on a motor vehicle.
I don't know if a glove box or console will suffice.
But wouldnt the "car is an extension of your home " rule kinda trump that? But then again I cant find any NRS that verifies that rule. From what i get from it, you carry in your car as long as you dont get out within view of a school. Because that would be ridiculous, what if i live within the 1000' of the school?