SouthernBoy
Regular Member
Don't know if anyone has noticed this before but U.S. Code 18,922 says nothing about a concealed carry permit or for that matter any permit at all. What it does say is you are exempt from the statute if you have a license from your state to possess a firearm and that the state has verified that you are qualified to received said license. As we know, Virginia has no such thing as a license to posses a firearm which would seem to make this section of the code null and void. Here's what the section actually says:
"(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to the possession of a firearm—
(i) on private property not part of school grounds;
(ii) if the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so by the State in which the school zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual obtains such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive the license;"
You can see that nothing regarding a permit to carry of any sort is mentioned in this section, only a license granted by the state to possess a firearm. Since words have meaning, how do you folks see this section in terms of the subject of this thread or any thread where a citizen carries within the infamous 1000' radius?
"(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to the possession of a firearm—
(i) on private property not part of school grounds;
(ii) if the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so by the State in which the school zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual obtains such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive the license;"
You can see that nothing regarding a permit to carry of any sort is mentioned in this section, only a license granted by the state to possess a firearm. Since words have meaning, how do you folks see this section in terms of the subject of this thread or any thread where a citizen carries within the infamous 1000' radius?