No Guns at School, Period

Posted On Aug 12 2013

Tag: 2013 Alabama Legislative Session, firearms, guns, School Safety

No guns at school. Period. Not for teachers, employees, students, nor parents or family members. Not visitors. Not anybody. Not in the car. Not on school property.

In spite of Alabama’s new gun law that went into effect on August 1, 2013, State Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice has reminded all superintendents that there will be NO FIREARMS ALLOWED IN SCHOOL NOR ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. [Click the link to read Bice’s statement.]

Bice advises school officials to place “Firearms Prohibited” notices at every point of entry of every school building along with all points of entry to school property.

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Scott Carle says:

November 29, 2013 at 7:27 pm

Untrue, both Alabama state law and federal gun free zone school act says so.

Scott Carle says:

December 3, 2013 at 1:35 pm

The reality is that "gun free school zones" are only gun free until a criminal decides to take their weapon onto school property and do bad things. It is up to law enforcement AND citizens to make our schools truly safe. No laws are going to accomplish this because by the very definition, criminals break laws.

Scott Carle says:

December 3, 2013 at 1:33 pm

Correct. I apologize because I failed to realize this article was as old as it is, but believe if you read both the Alabama law and the Federal Gun Free Zone Safety Act, you will see that both have exceptions for law abiding citizens with conceal carry permits. I am not posting the sections because each person should read and study the laws so they know how they apply to them. 13A-11-72 is the section I am referencing. It specifically has an exception for both law enforcement and persons with conceal carry permits. Federal law also exempts those people who have a permit that requires a background check, like Alabama. So, I can find no law that says those with conceal carry permits from Alabama cannot carry inside an Alabama public school.

Alabama School Connection says:

December 3, 2013 at 5:42 am

Can you clarify what you mean by "untrue"? In the post, I refer to the fact that no guns are allowed. Are you saying that the Alabama state law and federal gun free zone school act says it is okay to have guns at school? Thanks.