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Gary Scianna's avatar

Keith, I am curious about your answers to my two questions, and I was wondering about what laws (other than the Federal and California Gun-Free Zone Act and the Safe Schools Act which I have read and studied) and what case law examples brought you to your conclusions. Have there been similar examples of innocent citizens charged and convicted of carrying after their Churches had separated themselves from their schools in a manner similar to what I suggested?

Also, I’m still at a loss to understand how having a California CCL adds anything other than some convenience when it comes to carrying at a Church (assuming the Church doesn’t have an attached school). Sure, a non CCL holder security volunteer in California would have to bring his handgun to Church in a locked container, and holster it only once he arrives on Church property. Then he would have to reverse this process before he leaves. Why would it not be legal for a private citizen to conceal carry on private Church property? Is there some other law I’m not familiar with? Please help me to understand this.

Thank you for helping me to understand these issues.

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Keith Graves's avatar

It all comes from the California penal code. As for how does a CCW help you, it’s not gonna help you there but it’ll help you when you’re out on the street away from the school. California is a dangerous place and I don’t think people realize that. I think every single person that can obtain a CCW should because the criminals are gonna come get you at some point. Every single crime victim that I talk to in California when I was a cop there all said they didn’t think it would happen to them

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