ESSEX, Vt. -- Hours after breaking up with his girlfriend, a man shot four people Thursday, including the girlfriend's mother and her co-worker at an elementary school, then shot himself in the head, police said.Vermont? Can't everybody carry concealed there without a permit?
Not exactly.
From Act 113:
...The school board shall regulate or prohibit firearms or other dangerous or deadly weapons on school premises...I'd guess maniac shooter Christopher Williams didn't have board permission. Any bets no one else did, either?
No person shall knowingly possess a firearm or a dangerous or deadly weapon while within a school building or on a school bus. A person who violates this section shall, for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both, and for a second or subsequent offense shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both...
This section shall not apply to:
(1) A law enforcement officer while engaged in law enforcement duties.
(2) Possession and use of firearms or dangerous or deadly weapons if the board of school directors, or the superintendent or principal if delegated authority to do so by the board, authorizes possession or use for specific occasions or for instructional or other specific purposes.
And guess who wouldn't have it any other way?
Some of us disagree, but alas, our voices don't carry as far.
3 comments:
Excellent point David.
Victim Disarmenment zones are outrageous.
Enough psycos have taken advantage of these safe hunting grounds.
Why can't GFWs understand that some scumbag nutjob intent on shooting up a school doesn't care a wit about their "gun free zone" policy.
Sad.
I have yet to figure our the appeal of signs designating certain areas as "gun free" or "drug free." Is it the politcians' way of telling the public "hey, we're passing laws and posting signs that make your world safer. Just want to remind you every time you walk down the street so you won't forget at the next election!" Perhaps there's a psychological reason...we tend to naively believe what we read. We get that "warm and fuzzy" feeling.
When a retailer posts giant signs that read "Sale! Sale! Sale!", well, hey, there must be a sale and I can save money!
"Dozens of police from around Chittenden County, including tactical units armed with automatic weapons, converged on the school. One TV report showed people running from the school, ducking their heads."
Of course, by that time the mutant had already left, and was busy elsewhere shooting somebody else...
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