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coolusername2007 wrote:
chewy352 wrote:
Awesome. I tell everyone I talk to and I'll tell you too. Look into all the laws and school zones yourself. I was in a situation once where I blindly followed someone and I almost caught a felony because of it. At the end of the day each person is responsible for themselves. You may also help others by doing this because they might have overlooked something as well.
Excellent reminder for anybody attending organized meetups.
"...almost caught a felony" Care to expand on this?
My second meetup was at cruising grand in Escondido and I did not look up the schools for the area. About an hour into the event, walking around looking at cars and handing out fliers, we were stopped by Escondido PD. We were all detained for possible 626.9 violation. LEO performed 12031e check and returned our firearms. While he did this he explained that the entire event was within about 3 school zones but he believed we did not know this. Therefore he gave us "written warnings." However I never signed anything or later received anything in writing.
I have two trains of thought on this encounter:
1. LEO is pro 2A and gave us the benefit of the doubt.
2. Escondido PD is smart and warned us first. That way if we venture into that area again UOC they have a slam dunk case against us.
Now after more study and stumbling upon it in the forum I now know that 626.9 does not restrict long guns. So i will be returning with my 12 gauge :celebrate
626.9. (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the
Gun-Free School Zone Act of 1995.
(b) Any person who possesses a firearm in a place that the person
knows, or reasonably should know, is a school zone, as defined in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (e), unless it is with the written
permission of the school district superintendent, his or her
designee, or equivalent school authority, shall be punished as
specified in subdivision (f).
(c) Subdivision (b) does not apply to the possession of a firearm
under any of the following circumstances:
(1) Within a place of residence or place of business or on private
property, if the place of residence, place of business, or private
property is not part of the school grounds and the possession of the
firearm is otherwise lawful.
(2) When the firearm is an unloaded pistol, revolver, or other
firearm capable of being concealed on the person and is in a locked
container or within the locked trunk of a motor vehicle.
This section does not prohibit or limit the otherwise lawful
transportation of any other firearm, other than a pistol, revolver,
or other firearm capable of being concealed on the person, in
accordance with state law.