Gun Free School Zone map for CA

[MasterYong]

Face it, the libs are going to plunk a "School" down every 500 FEET across the entire state as a back door means of banning the practical use and transport of guns. They'll call every home with a childcare license a "School" and it all boils down to the fact that the 1,000 foot rule has to be DEFEATED.

They can do that all they want. That's why I live in a "School-Free Gun Zone". Not as good as a "Free Guns School Zone" but ALMOST.

[boxbro]

Wow, that map is scary.
It seems almost impossible to UOC without violating the law.

[MasterYong]

This map has got to be EXTREMELY inaccurate. If you look at Eureka, CA- it shows there being like FIFTY public schools. There aren't. Plain and simple. I've lived here my whole life, and they just aren't there. I can see the one that's near me, but the map shows two others being near me that are not public schools. One of the two near me (near me as in within 2 blocks!) is a private catholic school, NOT a public school, and the other doesn't exist.

Oh well.

[boxbro]

This map has got to be EXTREMELY inaccurate. If you look at Eureka, CA- it shows there being like FIFTY public schools. There aren't. Plain and simple. I've lived here my whole life, and they just aren't there. I can see the one that's near me, but the map shows two others being near me that are not public schools. One of the two near me (near me as in within 2 blocks!) is a private catholic school, NOT a public school, and the other doesn't exist.

Oh well.

IIRC, the law includes private schools.

[Librarian]

You recall correctly - Federal:

(25) The term “school zone” means—
(A) in, or on the grounds of, a public, parochial or private
school; or
(B) within a distance of 1,000 feet from the grounds of a
public, parochial or private school.

CA:

(e) As used in this section, the following definitions shall
apply:
(1) "School zone" means an area in, or on the grounds of, a
public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten
or grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or within a distance of 1,000
feet from the grounds of the public or private school.

[MasterYong]

IIRC, the law includes private schools.

dammit dammit dammit!!!

I coulda sworn it was public schools only. Well heck there could be a "private school" anywhere then couldn't there? What if it's so private there is no signage? How are you supposed to obey the laws?

I lock my handguns when leaving the house anyways, but the way the schools (if the map is correct) land around my house I literally am "boxed in". I CAN'T leave my home without driving through a school zone!

There goes my current CCW app. Fudge.

[bodger]

Obviously, as posted earlier, this law is primarily designed to further erode the Constitutional rights of the people.
It's just depressing to see these maps and realize how easily we can catch a felony gun charge in a heartbeat.

[N6ATF]

Wow, that map is scary.
It seems almost impossible to UOC without violating the law.

Or be found guilty without even violating the law as written.

[Librarian]

There goes my current CCW app. Fudge.

? Why? At least according to the law (we'll ignore the issuer's "iron whim") CCW is a CA exception to the GFSZ. No particular reason for issuer to say 'hmmm, lives in one o'them thar school zones, no CCW fer him'.

[badreligion]

You may have to add community colleges and adult schools to the map. Most of them offer GED and High School Diploma Classes, making them a K-12 grade school per the CA definition of a school. If I am wrong feel free to bash me.

[sierratangofoxtrotunion]

Can this be edited? I can imagine that many CGNers would be willing to fine-tune the map in their area to be as accurate as possible.

Truly amazing: when a city literally puts schools 2050 feet apart. It's not possible for me to get to work without getting within 1000 feet of a school. I was plotting it out, and although it was a really awkward path, it was coming along. Then all of a sudden, right at the end, like a cruel video game, suddenly all roads to work were blocked by school zones. Let's see... the most promising path chugs along and then where I end up having to stop is.......



hm........






the DMV!

[Vectrexer]

In response to discussions about this map kinda threadjacking another thread, I am starting it here to keep that one cleaner.

I am friends with the person that is doing the map, I will be passing along any comments or suggestions about it to him.

http://www.0xdecafbad.com/gfsz has Google Map integration and is trying to get all the schools that qualify in the state of California plotted on the map.

Currently it only has private schools due to a lack of a suitable source for charter and public schools. He has contacted the Dept of Education for the state to try to get an address listing of all the missing schools.

This map is a work in progress, its also the first one he has done so expect bugs to be present.

Any comments, suggestions, etc would be passed on to the author of the page.

Nice map. But seeing how I literally live across the street from a school I already depend the transit provision when transporting to/from the range.

Besides which if I ever thought some nut job was heading to a school with evil intent I would not hesitate to do all that was needed to eliminate any danger from daughter's vicinity. Being in a school zone would be the least thing on my mind at that particular moment.

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[KylaGWolf]

The map is very incomplete. I found several areas in the part of town I live in alone missing schools. Oh and a few in the mission valley area of San Diego are off too. This is why I say never just rely on just maps.

[Librarian]

The map is very incomplete. I found several areas in the part of town I live in alone missing schools. Oh and a few in the mission valley area of San Diego are off too. This is why I say never just rely on just maps.

Yes - start with incomplete data, that will happen; and of course, the shapes do not account for the actual outlines of the properties.

If the local districts are serious about enforcing this, they need to hire surveyors and put up signs around every qualified school. Failing that, the law is harassment.