Legally Carrying a Firearm on School Grounds in Arizona…
Question: I understand that is it illegal to bring a firearm on or near school grounds in Arizona. I went to the NRA website and they provide gun laws for each state. And I went to Arizona gun laws and I found this.
“It is unlawful to possess a deadly weapon on grade or high school grounds. This shall not apply to an unloaded firearm within a means of transportation under the control of an adult, provided, if the adult leaves the vehicle, it shall be locked and the unloaded firearm shall not be visible, or for a program approved by the school.”
Would this still be illegal to do? Thanks.
Answer: Legally, an adult in Arizona is permitted to have a firearm in their vehicle on school grounds if the firearm is under their direct control, the firearm is unloaded and out of sight. This permits a legally armed parent or guardian to pick up or drop off a student at a school without any legal issues. If they need to go into the school for any reason, the firearm must remain locked in the vehicle, unloaded and out of sight.
The only time it is legal to bring a firearm into a school would be if the firearm were being used in a program approved by the school and the person in possession of the firearm had the expressed permission of the primary administrator of the school.
In general, this same law is also applied to any college or university campus in Arizona.
I hope this clarifies how you are legally permitted to bring a firearm on school grounds.
Legally Carrying a Firearm on School Grounds in Arizona...,
