Pennsylvania considers statewide `firearm-free' zones

[demsrule4life]

PHILADELPHIA - (KRT) - The slaying of a 10-year-old boy in North Philadelphia has driven several Philadelphia lawmakers to propose legislation creating "firearm-free" zones at schools and recreation areas throughout the state.

If passed, the zones would ban firearms within 1,000 feet of every public, private and parochial school and higher-learning institution, and within 500 feet of every playground, recreation facility and school-transportation vehicle.

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It is always refreshing to wake up in the morning and read about our not an ounce of common sense politicians in action. I'm sure the gang bangers will obey these gun free zones. And I guess that every one that owns a house and a gun within the school zones, playgrounds and bus routes will either have to sell their house or their gun.

[Superfly]

1. So, if your home was adjacent to school property...

you would not be allowed to have weapons there?

[demsrule4life]

3. Doesn't say in this article

But I have seen it in other locality's that it included homes that fell in the zones.

[Superfly]

2. Probably going to work as well as "Drug Free" school zones

:shrug:

[lcordero]

4. People hate collective punishment

I hate being punished for somebody else's shit. I got out of active Army because I HATE collective punishment. I hope that whoever is proposing this gets punished at the ballot box.

[alwynsw]

5. There go the property values adjacent to schools.

It would make a "safe place" for criminals. They could be certain that only police officers and other criminals would be armed in the designated areas. Yeah. Makes perfect sense to me.

[MrSandman]

6. Weren't the schools at Columbine, CO and Pearl, MS

Gun free zones.

And BTW, is there a 500' bubble that travels with the school bus which would be a roving gun free zone. How in the hell I am supposed to drive down the road and avoid school buses by 500'?

on edit... didn't an AP at Pearl run off campus, retrieve his handgun, and stop the bloodshed?