[marktwain]

I believe that "no guns within 1000 feet of a school" is federal law, not state law. The law was struck down as unconstitutional in 1995 in U.S. v Lopez, then the Clinton administration managed to extort Congress into repassing it, slightly modified (it exempted CCW holders). I do not know of any prosecutions under the new anti gun school zone law, so there have not been any supreme court cases on it. Still, people who open carry need to know that they might be the test case for the federal anti-gun school zone law.

[Puppage]

If you open carry - Wisconsin laws you must know

No matter HOW you carry, you had better know the laws. Period.

[Vaquero]

concealed carry is better....starts less fights is less intimidating/threatening...you don’t really know if the other guy is armed....ergo my TAGLINE.

Yes find out all the rules but remember to protect yourself if the need occurs....

...in the final analysis, its better to be tried by 12, then carried out by 6.

[wmileo]

There are so many rules, it hardly seems worth it. I live in new Jersey. We have school property everywhere. It is impossible to drive or walk any distance without being within 1000 feet of school property.

[Senator_Blutarski]

"no guns within 1000 feet of a school"

Does that mean if you drop your kid off at school on your way to go duck hunting you have broken a federal law?

[reaganaut1]

I don’t think open carry is a good idea in public areas, because people carrying firearms in plain sight can easily intimidate other people. If I see a beggar asking for money, I can walk by. But what if he has a gun? He does not need to explicitly threaten me.

I don’t see a problem with open carry on private property. If some guy likes to sit on his porch with a gun, that’s his business.

[rellimpank]

—bflr—

[Verbosus]

I’ve wondered about the 1000 foot law myself.
What if you have a school within 1000 of where you live
that you must drive by to get home?

I live just outside of 1000 foot myself - so I can get
home from the opposite direction.