From the VCDL Alert:
Well now that's much better:uhoh:
Now, only people with hunting licenses are prohibited
"While hunting would be a better description". We are dealing with a County nicknamed "Arrestifield".
Chesterfield County is on track to correct a badly written ordinance that caused a gun-owner who was legally in a Chesterfield park to be expelled from that park a couple of months ago. The current ordinance ( 14-11(b) ), which reads in part, "No PERSON shall transport, possess or carry a loaded firearm within 100 yards of any property line of any county public school or county park, except as otherwise permitted by state law" is confusing and has a chilling effect on a person wishing to exercise their right to keep and bear arms. Remember, laws are not written so that you can search to see if something is legal. Instead you need to search for something that says it is illegal and if nothing is found, then it is legal. Heaven help you if you miss a code section where it is made illegal. The police did not do the extra research required to find out if carrying in a park was legal. They simply took the ordinance on its face value and kicked the gun owner out of the park. (This kind of unnecessarily confusing wording is exactly why the Richmond Library's policy on guns is going to get them into trouble one of these days and why VCDL did a protest at the main library.) The proposed new wording reads, "No HUNTER shall transport, possess or carry a loaded firearm within 100 yards of any property line of any county public school or county park, except as otherwise permitted by state law." That should prevent confusion with those who are not hunting.
Well now that's much better:uhoh:
Now, only people with hunting licenses are prohibited
"While hunting would be a better description". We are dealing with a County nicknamed "Arrestifield".
Pardon me Sir, I see you're wearing a firearm.
Well, yeah, I am.
Do you hunt or do you have a hunting license.
Well, yeah I do.
I'm afraid I'll have to Cite you for a violation of County law.
No hunters may carry here.
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