General Bill by Polo (CO-SPONSORS) Fernández; Good; Polsky
Concealed Weapons and Firearms: Prohibits concealed weapon or firearm licensee from openly carrying handgun or carrying concealed weapon or firearm into any child care facility.In the Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee and Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee.
Because Gun Free Zones work so well in schools like Marjorie Stoneman, we want to extend the same lack of protection to our very young.
Just a few years ago we had a case where a guy went into a child care where his wife worked and shot her. If this bill had been passed, he wouldn’t have done that !
If only criminals lived in the same fantasy world as Oldawg, that may possibly be getting at least a little closer to being an accurate statement. However, since criminals don’t obey laws in the first place, no law on paper is going to prevent a criminal from carrying a weapon of any kind anywhere they desire to. The only way for any law that limits locations where firearms may be lawfully possessed is for that law to also require limited and secured entry points that are equipped with detection equipment, such as what is in place at airports. That will likely never pass because it would simply be cost-prohibitive for most places that desire to keep weapons out.
The only thing these laws accomplish is to limit the ability for law-abiding citizens to protect themselves. their loved ones, and their neighbors.