KyleFarnham
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I have had my CCW permit for almost two years, but have been severly limited on my ability to carry daily because of my place of work. As I am told, the only time a loaded weapon is allowed on school property is if the person is picking up their child from school. People are not allowed in the building or to park on school property. Just get your kid and get moving.
In order to carry daily, I am forced to go home after work (NW OKC to Yukon), gear up, and then run my errands. This is mildly annoying to say the least and often makes it so I just don't carry my concealed weapon. It becomes easier to take care of my business near work before going home rather than go home get my concealed weapon and then drive back into OKC. (extra miles and time)
I've thought of/been told of various solutions, but some just don't work or I am not sure how legal it is. For example...
-Park off of school property and just leave the conealed weapon in my car. This doesn't work because my school site is in a neighborhood and the only extra parking is on neighborhood streets. (also, I am not sure how I feel about leaving a loaded gun in my car unattended for hours on end.)
-Is it possible to leave the weapon in the school parking lot during the day if it is field stripped? (i.e. put the magazine in the glove box, frame under the seat, and throw the slide in my bag.) This would be awesome because I could reassemble it as soon as I leave school property and have it with me during the rest of my day.
-I was once told that a teacher can carry a concealed weapon on school property if they get a letter from the district/school administration authorizing them the do so. Has anyone else heard of this one? Is it even a real option?
-A few have even suggested just carry/keep it in my car regardless of how the law is interpreted, but I really like teaching and a felony charge would end that career choice REAL quick! ....plus, I'm too pretty to go to prison.
The quote below is what got me thinking about this again. It was left as a comment by a mom on a news site and I thought it summed up my thoughts on the issue as well.
"A teacher stands in as a parent in my absence. In that case, they'd better be throwing themselves in front of my children and stopping bullets with their own bodies, as I would do for my children, to save their students.
This happened both at Columbine and in Virginia, where teachers gave their lives saving their students. Why should they be helpless? They certainly should not. Shame on anyone who thinks that a teacher, who would give their lives for their students, shouldn't be allowed to defend them with a gun."
So...with the open cary bills that have been proposed lately, have their been any changes to the CCW law regarding my situation? ...or am I just out of luck because of where I work?
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/21/107192/texas-gun-rights-activists-want.html#storylink=cpy
In order to carry daily, I am forced to go home after work (NW OKC to Yukon), gear up, and then run my errands. This is mildly annoying to say the least and often makes it so I just don't carry my concealed weapon. It becomes easier to take care of my business near work before going home rather than go home get my concealed weapon and then drive back into OKC. (extra miles and time)
I've thought of/been told of various solutions, but some just don't work or I am not sure how legal it is. For example...
-Park off of school property and just leave the conealed weapon in my car. This doesn't work because my school site is in a neighborhood and the only extra parking is on neighborhood streets. (also, I am not sure how I feel about leaving a loaded gun in my car unattended for hours on end.)
-Is it possible to leave the weapon in the school parking lot during the day if it is field stripped? (i.e. put the magazine in the glove box, frame under the seat, and throw the slide in my bag.) This would be awesome because I could reassemble it as soon as I leave school property and have it with me during the rest of my day.
-I was once told that a teacher can carry a concealed weapon on school property if they get a letter from the district/school administration authorizing them the do so. Has anyone else heard of this one? Is it even a real option?
-A few have even suggested just carry/keep it in my car regardless of how the law is interpreted, but I really like teaching and a felony charge would end that career choice REAL quick! ....plus, I'm too pretty to go to prison.
The quote below is what got me thinking about this again. It was left as a comment by a mom on a news site and I thought it summed up my thoughts on the issue as well.
"A teacher stands in as a parent in my absence. In that case, they'd better be throwing themselves in front of my children and stopping bullets with their own bodies, as I would do for my children, to save their students.
This happened both at Columbine and in Virginia, where teachers gave their lives saving their students. Why should they be helpless? They certainly should not. Shame on anyone who thinks that a teacher, who would give their lives for their students, shouldn't be allowed to defend them with a gun."
So...with the open cary bills that have been proposed lately, have their been any changes to the CCW law regarding my situation? ...or am I just out of luck because of where I work?
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/21/107192/texas-gun-rights-activists-want.html#storylink=cpy
