spitfyr
Newbie
I guess this is not really Virginia specific but it concerns a local situation and was triggered by another thread in this state's subforum. So I thought I would ask.
A work buddy lives a few hundred feet through some woods from the parking lot for a public middle school. Those woods may be school property too for all I know, right up to his back fence.
It was his wife's house first, he moved in when they got married a few years ago. Obviously it is his physical address on his license but I have no idea about any further written proof that he co-owns the property even though I am sure he pays at least half the mortgage.
Anyway he keeps a Glock in the house which he has owned since before he moved in. And he has no CHP.
So exactly when and how is it illegal for him to have or carry that Glock because of his proximity to the school. I looked up the federal code and it was clear as mud.
Presumably he is ok to OC or CC inside the house because it is private property so those VA laws apply?
He parks his car in the driveway not on the street so presumably he is ok to OC (or CC) it out to the car to go to the range or whatever because that is also private property?
But what about the public street (which has a driveway into said school around the corner), is he breaking the law if he OCs in the car to the range and back, specifically on the part of the road that is within 1000 feet of said school twice per trip?
Looked to me like the law stated it was ok if unloaded and/or in a locked container. But dont get me started on why thats a useless way to have a firearm nearby.
He obviously wants to be legal but also doesn't want to lose any of his rights or freedoms just because of where he lives. I was hoping to get some answers from the experts here so I can send him this link. Hopefully have him join this community and chime in and do some OCing also. Thank you!
ps- I know this has been covered before, I tried some searches but couldnt find the info I needed, feel free to reply with links or whatever
A work buddy lives a few hundred feet through some woods from the parking lot for a public middle school. Those woods may be school property too for all I know, right up to his back fence.
It was his wife's house first, he moved in when they got married a few years ago. Obviously it is his physical address on his license but I have no idea about any further written proof that he co-owns the property even though I am sure he pays at least half the mortgage.
Anyway he keeps a Glock in the house which he has owned since before he moved in. And he has no CHP.
So exactly when and how is it illegal for him to have or carry that Glock because of his proximity to the school. I looked up the federal code and it was clear as mud.
Presumably he is ok to OC or CC inside the house because it is private property so those VA laws apply?
He parks his car in the driveway not on the street so presumably he is ok to OC (or CC) it out to the car to go to the range or whatever because that is also private property?
But what about the public street (which has a driveway into said school around the corner), is he breaking the law if he OCs in the car to the range and back, specifically on the part of the road that is within 1000 feet of said school twice per trip?
Looked to me like the law stated it was ok if unloaded and/or in a locked container. But dont get me started on why thats a useless way to have a firearm nearby.
He obviously wants to be legal but also doesn't want to lose any of his rights or freedoms just because of where he lives. I was hoping to get some answers from the experts here so I can send him this link. Hopefully have him join this community and chime in and do some OCing also. Thank you!
ps- I know this has been covered before, I tried some searches but couldnt find the info I needed, feel free to reply with links or whatever