Question for those that carry frequently:
Do you do anything special when you approach a school? (on foot or passing by in a car) Is there not commonly a law just about everywhere related to concealed carry within XX feet of a school? For example, I believe I've often read about 1000 feet as the distance in some locales.
What I don't understand is how this is practicable in anything but a rural environment. Where I live, and where anyone I know lives, there is almost always a school of some kind (don't forget day care 'pre-schools') within 1/2 a mile, let alone a mile, of any populated center. Many of these are also located such that trying to drive through ANY town without zigzagging through it would almost certainly place you within 1000 feet of a school. For an area you are unfamiliar with, 1000 feet is such a distance that you could be a few blocks from a school, not even be able to see it, but still be in violation of a 1000 foot rule.
Is this rule simply commonly ignored, with the exception of the truly immediate vicinity of a given school (i.e. literally in front of it)? I just don't see how any rules such as these do anything but provide potential traps for those who would like to lawfully carry. Any parent who drops their kids off at school, who also carries, would also have a constant issue with this rule.
While I'd like to be able to enjoy my Florida permit when I travel outside my home state of NJ, I'm a bit leery of doing so given that many of my relatives easily live in close proximity to a school. Does Pennsylvania or Delaware have set distances or are they both more concerned only about the school property itself (those would be the two most likely states I would consider carrying in)?
Thank you.
Do you do anything special when you approach a school? (on foot or passing by in a car) Is there not commonly a law just about everywhere related to concealed carry within XX feet of a school? For example, I believe I've often read about 1000 feet as the distance in some locales.
What I don't understand is how this is practicable in anything but a rural environment. Where I live, and where anyone I know lives, there is almost always a school of some kind (don't forget day care 'pre-schools') within 1/2 a mile, let alone a mile, of any populated center. Many of these are also located such that trying to drive through ANY town without zigzagging through it would almost certainly place you within 1000 feet of a school. For an area you are unfamiliar with, 1000 feet is such a distance that you could be a few blocks from a school, not even be able to see it, but still be in violation of a 1000 foot rule.
Is this rule simply commonly ignored, with the exception of the truly immediate vicinity of a given school (i.e. literally in front of it)? I just don't see how any rules such as these do anything but provide potential traps for those who would like to lawfully carry. Any parent who drops their kids off at school, who also carries, would also have a constant issue with this rule.
While I'd like to be able to enjoy my Florida permit when I travel outside my home state of NJ, I'm a bit leery of doing so given that many of my relatives easily live in close proximity to a school. Does Pennsylvania or Delaware have set distances or are they both more concerned only about the school property itself (those would be the two most likely states I would consider carrying in)?
Thank you.