The dumb stuff I think of

[Notalentbum]

Driving through a school zone earlier today, I noticed a police car sitting back off the street possibly running radar. I wondered, had I been speeding and he hit the lights on me and I pulled into the school lot. Would/could he then arrest me for firearm on school property? Should one pull over further down the road out of the school zone?

Matt

 

[printcraft]

If you are in your vehicle you are not on school property. Do not get out of the car.

Only a tool would jack you up in that circumstance.

 

[chezuki]

Roll your windows up, lock your doors, and wait for July 1st.

In all seriousness though, this happened to me and I just waited until after the school zone to pull over. I live a block from the school and just pulled over by my house. If the officer had inquired, I'd have no problem explaining my actions.

 

[dmarsh8]

Not dumb...
Here you go Indiana General Assembly - 2014 Session

 

[Notalentbum]

Not dumb...
Here you go Indiana General Assembly - 2014 Session

I know that is coming but doesn't help today.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

If you're forced to pull over in a school zone - and are subsequently pinched for having a weapon (or 50)... that's a slam dunk entrapment case.

A LEO forcing you to commit a crime you otherwise wouldn't have isn't taken lightly by the courts.

It would suck until it's resolved, though...

 

[Bennettjh]

I have to drive through a school zone everyday. Usually a cop is around so I tread carefully through it for this reason.

 

[hoosierglock40]

I think this same thing on my drive everyday. Don't know why I never just asked!

 

[Indiana Camper]

Um. I'm pretty sure the road in a school zone is not school property. Just pull over when you are lit up. Don't pull in to a lot.

 

[CathyInBlue]

The federal GFSZ law is, I believe, a 1000' radius around the school's property line, which will sweep up public thoroughfares in its area of affect, but that GFSZ is short circuited by state licensure. Without a license issued by the state in which the school resides, it's still a federal felony to just transport a firearm, any firearm, within 1000' of a school. Being pulled over in a GFSZ and found to have a firearm on your person sans LTCH would not be entrapment vis-a-vis the federal law, since you were likely travelling within a 1000' of the school anyway. Prolly would vis any state prosecution for gun in a school zone (as there is no such state law, just gun on school property) without a license, but you'd still get pinched for gun in public without a license unless it was legally secured a la range trip.

 

[xM3RC1L3SS1x]

If you're forced to pull over in a school zone - and are subsequently pinched for having a weapon (or 50)... that's a slam dunk entrapment case.

A LEO forcing you to commit a crime you otherwise wouldn't have isn't taken lightly by the courts.

It would suck until it's resolved, though...

+1 for this