Reply #16: sure he should

[Hamlette]

you have to have a permit to carry a gun in Arizona, you must be approved for a permit by the law enforcement authorities in Arizona, so, provided your friend has a permit, the Gun Free School Zone Act does not "apply" to him.

If he doesn't have a permit and is on public property or on school grounds with a gun....yeah, he should go to "jail" (prison). For up to 5 years.

There is no Arizona law with the name "Gun Free School Zone" so I assume you are talking about the federal The Gun Free School Zone act. I find it hard to believe he's not heard of it. It's been in effect since 1990 and all the gun nut magazines talk about it all the time. It says, in part:

`(q)(1)(A) It shall be unlawful for any individual knowingly to possess a firearm at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.

`(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the possession of a firearm--

`(i) on private property not part of school grounds;

`(ii) if the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so by the State in which the school zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual obtain such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive the license;