Cue-Ball
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I've looked through the RCW code to determine exactly what the so-called "gun free zones" around schools actually do. I'm unable to find any mention of what these zones restrict, what the penalties are, etc. The only real mention I can find is:
9.41.280
Possessing dangerous weapons on school facilities — Penalty — Exceptions.(1) It is unlawful for a person to carry onto, or to possess on, public or private elementary or secondary school premises, school-provided transportation, or areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public or private schools:
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(6) "GUN-FREE ZONE" signs shall be posted around school facilities giving warning of the prohibition of the possession of firearms on school grounds.
The above section (6) is the only mention of "Gun-free zone" in the entire 9.41 chapter of the RCW that I can find. The areas within the zone don't qualify as "school premises" according to section (1). It appears as though these "zones" are simply warnings that you are within 1000 ft of a school, but that they carry no legal weight at all, and they are not any sort of restriction for people carrying firearms either with or without a CPL.
Am I wrong, or are these "zones" just a bunch of signs, paid for with my taxes, that are completely and utterly void of any significance?
I've looked through the RCW code to determine exactly what the so-called "gun free zones" around schools actually do. I'm unable to find any mention of what these zones restrict, what the penalties are, etc. The only real mention I can find is:
9.41.280
Possessing dangerous weapons on school facilities — Penalty — Exceptions.(1) It is unlawful for a person to carry onto, or to possess on, public or private elementary or secondary school premises, school-provided transportation, or areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public or private schools:
<snip>
(6) "GUN-FREE ZONE" signs shall be posted around school facilities giving warning of the prohibition of the possession of firearms on school grounds.
The above section (6) is the only mention of "Gun-free zone" in the entire 9.41 chapter of the RCW that I can find. The areas within the zone don't qualify as "school premises" according to section (1). It appears as though these "zones" are simply warnings that you are within 1000 ft of a school, but that they carry no legal weight at all, and they are not any sort of restriction for people carrying firearms either with or without a CPL.
Am I wrong, or are these "zones" just a bunch of signs, paid for with my taxes, that are completely and utterly void of any significance?