Picking up kids at daycare

[farmerdan]

Am I allowed to have my handgun in my vehicle when I pick up my kids at daycare. This is a charter school k through 12. I have been leaving it at home but just wanted some help I have read the laws but wanted to make sure I read them right, Thanks Dan

 

[eldirector]

As long as you are the driver an do not get out of the car.

My option: park off-site, lock it up, and walk over.

 

[jarheadcatfan]

Wow, I leave mine in the truck every morning. It just never clicked that day care would be off limits. Guess I need to change my strategy.

 

[a.bentonab]

As long as you are the driver an do not get out of the car.

My option: park off-site, lock it up, and walk over.

This.

 

[farmerdan]

I've been stopping by the house and dropping it in the safe, guess I'll just keep doin the same Thanks Guys

 

[kludge]

As long as you are the driver an do not get out of the car.

<rant> That's messed up. <rhetorical qustions> What if my wife happens to be driving? What if there is a shotgun or rifle in the back and I'm the passenger? Am I in "constructive" possession? </rhetorical questions> Just another example of a lawmaker that doesn't read what (s)he writes and fails to understand silly consequenceses of certain word choices. </rant>

 

[REM299]

Could you carry to a daycare if it wasn't at a k-12 school. In otherwords would a daycare for preschoolers be considered a school.

 

[jmartin72]

Could you carry to a daycare if it wasn't at a k-12 school. In otherwords would a daycare for preschoolers be considered a school.

Yes daycare's count

 

[trad78]

I carry everytime I pick up my daughter. Licensed daycare too. I'm sorry, but if something happens with some parent (bad divorce, etc) I want to be able to protect my family and all those children. Just my two cents.

 

[Sylvain]

I carry everytime I pick up my daughter. Licensed daycare too. I'm sorry, but if something happens with some parent (bad divorce, etc) I want to be able to protect my family and all those children. Just my two cents.

Do what you think is best for you and your family.
We already seen too many times in the past what happen in those "gun free" schools when someone decide to bring a gun and shoot everybody and nobody else is armed to stop killing of children/students.

 

[Scutter01]

I carry everytime I pick up my daughter. Licensed daycare too. I'm sorry, but if something happens with some parent (bad divorce, etc) I want to be able to protect my family and all those children. Just my two cents.

"Gun owners are among the most law-abiding people you'll ever meet..." ...unless the law is inconvenient or they don't agree with it...

By the way, you just admitted, in public, to committing a Class D felony. Congratulations.

IC 35-47-9-2
Possession of firearms on school property, at school function, or on school bus; felony
Sec. 2. A person who possesses a firearm:
(1) in or on school property;
(2) in or on property that is being used by a school for a school function; or
(3) on a school bus;
commits a Class D felony.
As added by P.L.140-1994, SEC.11.

 

[youngda9]

"Gun owners are among the most law-abiding people you'll ever meet..." ...unless the law is inconvenient or they don't agree with it...

So true...I have seen MANY instances of this attitude across a few different gun forums.

 

[thebishopp]

IC 35-47-9-1
Exemptions from chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) A:
(A) federal;
(B) state; or
(C) local;
law enforcement officer.
(2) A person who has been employed or authorized by:
(A) a school; or
(B) another person who owns or operates property being used by a school for a school function;
to act as a security guard, perform or participate in a school function, or participate in any other activity authorized by a school.
(3) A person who:
(A) may legally possess a firearm; and
(B) possesses the firearm in a motor vehicle that is being operated by the person to transport another person to or from a school or a school function.

Has this been changed? It states the exemptions of IC 35-47-9-2.

If not it looks like you can as long as you meet one of the 3 requirements. For the average joe dropping or picking his kids up from school that would be number (3):

(3) A person who:
(A) may legally possess a firearm; and
(B) possesses the firearm in a motor vehicle that is being operated by the person to transport another person to or from a school or a school function.

 

[Scutter01]

Has this been changed? It states the exemptions of IC 35-47-9-2.

If not it looks like you can as long as you meet one of the 3 requirements. For the average joe dropping or picking his kids up from school that would be number (3):

The statute has not been changed. He's still legal as long as he remains in the vehicle. If he parks on school property and leaves the gun in the car, he's no longer "operating" it, and therefore committing a felony.

 

[danmrt868]

carry everytime i pick my kids up but i don't exit the truck

 

[trad78]

Yeah, should have mentioned the part about staying in my vehicle

 

[finity]

Yeah, should have mentioned the part about staying in my vehicle

Nice recovery...

 

[$mooth]

I thought standalone daycares (those not in a school) were not considered a school under IC. I can't find the definition of a school in the IC anymore, can anyone help?

 

[Scutter01]

I thought standalone daycares (those not in a school) were not considered a school under IC. I can't find the definition of a school in the IC anymore, can anyone help?

Yes, you can find it in the INGO FAQ.

 

[ihateiraq]

Yes, you can find it in the INGO FAQ.

i typed in school, definition of a school, day care, stand alone daycare, carry at a school, carry at a day care, and a bunch of other crap. is there a faq for using the faq?