chewy352 wrote:
The Museum is a not for profit Organization and is not a school.
Even though it is not a publicly owned/operated building or a school, the devil is in the details.
171b covers any building owned or leased by the govt, where government employees regularly conduct business. So let's say for some reason the city owns the building, but the non-profit actually administers the museum, but the city still employs someone who works within the building regularly... then it would be included.
Similarly, 626.9 includes any place where a teacher and more than one student meet regularly for educational purposes. Now, it will be up to a jury (with the help of a judge's instructions) to determine what "regularly" means... I'm guessing museums don't have students daily, but surely they host "field trips" frequently. Let's say I wouldn't risk my life/liberty on the jury's interpretation of the statute.
(citation)
Code:
626. (a) As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:
...
(4) "School" means ... or any other place if a teacher and one or more
pupils are required to be at that place in connection with assigned
school activities.
(ETA: reading 626.9, i'm not sure these places would qualify, so carrying within 1,000 feet may be legal, if the place is not actual school grounds. However, carry within those buildings would still be prohibited. I'm too tired to be sure I'm reading it right; someone double-check me...)