RCW 9.41.280 Possessing dangerous weapons on school facilities
My daughter is in a private preschool and from what I understand on carry laws for schools is that I cannot take it inside the building but can leave it locked up in the car (Loaded), is that correct?
We are aslo going on a school field trip Friday to the pumpkin patch my understanding is that I may not carry their even if I have provided my own transportaion since its a school sponsored event is that also correct? Just looking for some input thanks
RCW 9.41.280 Possessing dangerous weapons on school facilities
(1) It is unlawful for a person to carry onto, or to possess on,
public or private elementary or secondary school premises, school-provided transportation, or areas of
facilities while being used exclusively by public or private schools:
(a) Any firearm;
(6) Except as provided in subsection
(3)(b), (c), (f), and (h) of this section, firearms are
not permitted in a public or private school building.
(3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:
(b) Any person engaged in military, law enforcement, or school district security activities. However, a person who is not a commissioned law enforcement officer and who provides school security services under the direction of a school administrator may not possess a device listed in subsection (1)(f) of this section unless he or she has successfully completed training in the use of such devices that is equivalent to the training received by commissioned law enforcement officers;
(c) Any person who is involved in a convention, showing, demonstration, lecture, or firearms safety course authorized by school authorities in which the firearms of collectors or instructors are handled or displayed;
(f) Any nonstudent at least eighteen years of age legally in possession of a firearm or dangerous weapon that is secured within an attended vehicle or concealed from view within a locked unattended vehicle while conducting legitimate business at the school;
[I include (g) here only because it make this more ambiguous]
(g) Any nonstudent at least eighteen years of age who is in lawful possession of an unloaded firearm, secured in a vehicle while conducting legitimate business at the school; or
(h) Any law enforcement officer of the federal, state, or local government agency.
[And lastly for good measure]
(7) "GUN-FREE ZONE" signs shall be posted around school facilities giving warning of the prohibition of the possession of firearms on school grounds.
~Whitney