Parks can transform into schools
Tennessee’s AG, who is ordinarily a pretty pro gun guy, has issued an odd opinion. Essentially, the opinion states that whenever a park is in use by schools that triggers the no guns in schools laws. So, I suppose that if the schools plan a meeting or trip to some other government owned property, those properties mysteriously transform into schools too? An odd opinion, to say the least. And, as a reminder, while the AG likely has considerable sway, his opinions are non-binding.
September 30th, 2009 at 9:37 am
What about museums, theaters, and ordinary places of business during a field trip? During my tenure as a short stupid person, I recall field trips that stopped at McDonalds for lunch, and a bike ride down public streets.
Is there any public place, in his opinion, that doesn’t then potentially fall under the guns in schools law? If not, then it’s flatly unconstitutional.
October 1st, 2009 at 1:33 pm
The worst part is that, according to this interpretation, someone who is legally carrying in a park before the school event suddenly becomes a criminal if he’s still there when the event begins.
Think about that. How many people know the JV football, baseball, and soccer schedules for every local school that might use that park? Are TN gun carriers now responsible for checking ahead of time to see if a public park is going to be used by a school?
This interpretation would make a criminal out of an otherwise law-abiding citizen based on changing circumstances they may not know about until it’s too late.