eye95
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...Little wrinkle in the CCW exemption for the Federal GFSZ act is that the license/permit must have been issued by the state that the school is in. So if you're in State X, and "carrying on" a permit from State Y, even if State X honors State Y's permit, it's still a felony crime. This of course is idiotic.
Actually, the law says something to the effect, "is licensed by," not, "has a license issued by." One literal meaning of licensed is, "has permission." Since reciprocity confers permission, it could be argued (I don't know how successfully) that having a reciprocal license means one is licensed (given permission) by the reciprocating State.
If someone is ever charged under the law, this argument should be considered.
“Why would we charge anyone with that?” Powell said.
Actually, he "asked."
But, to the point, we are supposed to allow bad law to stick around, counting on the good graces of law enforcement and prosecutors not to arrest or charge us under a bad law??? I know the city of Oberlin, OH thinks this way (for which they are being sued), but when federal law enforcement thinks this way, it is far more dangerous to more people.