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"It shall be a defense that the weapon is possessed and used in conjunction with a lawful supervised school activity or course or is possessed for other lawful purpose."

It seems clear, via Heller and McDonald, that self defense is a lawful purpose. I hope that there is a judge in the case who has some integrity.

1 posted on 01/04/2013 7:09:50 AM PST by marktwain
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We have to keep those children in defenseless victim zones. We cannot allow them to be protected like David Gregory’s children.


2 posted on 01/04/2013 7:11:58 AM PST by marktwain
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I hope that there is a judge in the case who has some integrity.

Good luck with that. Nowadays that is like finding a chicken with a full set of teeth.

3 posted on 01/04/2013 7:14:32 AM PST by sport
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about three hours after the school shootings last month in Newtown, Conn.

The the HELL does that have to do with the story? Apart from implying that it's a good thing he was caught, otherwise...........

4 posted on 01/04/2013 7:14:45 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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5 posted on 01/04/2013 7:14:53 AM PST by baddog 219
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“King merely had the gun with him when a school employee noticed and reported it.”

Concealed means concealed!

Make sure you’re aware of your clothing and that your weapon remains concealed through a range of motion.

We can hope for a good legal remedy, but you don’t want to put yourself through that process.


7 posted on 01/04/2013 7:16:14 AM PST by G Larry (Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxRlpRcorEU

What about these thugs promoting murder..


8 posted on 01/04/2013 7:19:58 AM PST by PLD
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If it was concealed, how did they know he had it?

A school employee noticed and reported it.

What is the responsibility of the permit holder to keep it concealed? I think it may vary by state.


9 posted on 01/04/2013 7:20:18 AM PST by Scrambler Bob (Honk Honk - I am the Goose that laid the Golden Eggs - and I have tightened the sphincter! ....)
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Now this doctor will have to face having a criminal record. Ridiculous law.


10 posted on 01/04/2013 7:21:46 AM PST by Wiggins
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The Prosecuting Attorney in my town has the following interpretation: Concealed means totally concealed. If a legally concealed carry holder is spotted with a gun on him, it is “brandishing” a firearm and the holder will be arrested and prosecuted. That means even a “flash” (as some people here have stated) will make you subject to arrest. I am not saying this is correct, but I don’t have the money to challenge it.


14 posted on 01/04/2013 8:18:10 AM PST by jim_trent
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wow...
this is my hometown.
saw it in local paper.

population in this town is about 1,000...there is NO jobs, everyone either on welfare or retired!! part time Judges in community. and the main store is ‘DOLLAR GENERAL’ town depends on tourism.

left there 60 years ago..thank goodness.

17 posted on 01/04/2013 8:58:02 AM PST by haircutter
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We regular citizens need to have an armed march on a school with guns, to show that we are not going to let these Lanza types shoot up our kids anymore. REGARDLESS of unconstitutional “gun free” zone laws. We need to stand up to this tyranny. What are they going to do, arrest us all? When will we ever fight back?


19 posted on 01/04/2013 10:14:59 AM PST by backwoods-engineer ("Remember: Evil exists because good men don't kill the gov officials committing it." -- K. Hoffmann)
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Another aspect of this stuff is, why not just home school your child and avoid all the CRAP! My daughter had a gun in our house and learned to shoot it. She is now a Deputy Sheriff. One of the many reasons we took her out of school in the first grade was we found out that a 5th grader brought a gun to school and pulled it out at lunch period. We found out about the incident about 3 months AFTER the fact. The school covered it up due to the connections of the child's parrents.

I'm sick of what the kids are taught, sick of how they are treated, and sick of the lousy results for my tax money.

Otherwise, get used to having your child suspended when he holds his finger up like a gun and tells you there is no God. You allowed it to happen. IT WILL NOT GET BETTER. We would have waited her whole school period for things to get better, but they got worse in the school every year. Save your children and home school.

In my opinion, it's America's only hope. People with common sense are outnumbered right now 100 to 1. When they get through with your child, THEY WILL, think you are crazy, think you destroyed the planet, think you are the problem for every argument. Wait till they tell you your truck is destroying the planet, or better yet, take up the guns to stop the killing.

21 posted on 01/04/2013 10:43:24 AM PST by chuckles
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The school has policies and signs prohibiting weapons, but the state law that undergirds them isn't as clear. That's because the law says, "It shall be a defense that the weapon is possessed and used in conjunction with a lawful supervised school activity or course or is possessed for other lawful purpose."

He may be in good shape IF the court follows the PA Constitution:

I did like the last line of the story.     :^)

22 posted on 01/04/2013 2:07:41 PM PST by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
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“He’s charged with possessing a weapon on school property, a misdemeanor that carries a maximum five-year prison term.”

It sounds like they don’t know what the word ‘misdemeanor’ means.


23 posted on 01/04/2013 4:16:49 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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