permission to carry in schools?

[lucsmith]

Can someone settle a discussion concerning current South Carolina law--
1)Can a CWP holder carry on public school grounds under any conditions?

2)Can a CWP holder carry on public school grounds if permission is given by the district superintendent or school board?

3)Can a CWP holder have a weapon in a secured place in a car on school grounds?

If it is legal, please cite the specific law which allows for this (where I can locate it).
Thanks for any help.

 

[hp-hobo]

Can someone settle a discussion concerning current South Carolina law--
1)Can a CWP holder carry on public school grounds under any conditions?

2)Can a CWP holder carry on public school grounds if permission is given by the district superintendent or school board?

3)Can a CWP holder have a weapon in a secured place in a car on school grounds?

If it is legal, please cite the specific law which allows for this (where I can locate it).
Thanks for any help.

1) While technically possible, it is very unlikely due to the legal question of who the "authorities in charge of the premises or property" are.
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2) See #1.
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3) Yes.
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"SECTION 16-23-420. Possession of firearm on school property; concealed weapons.

(A) It is unlawful for a person to possess a firearm of any kind on any premises or property owned, operated, or controlled by a private or public school, college, university, technical college, other post-secondary institution, or in any publicly owned building, without the express permission of the authorities in charge of the premises or property. The provisions of this subsection related to any premises or property owned, operated, or controlled by a private or public school, college, university, technical college, or other post-secondary institution, do not apply to a person who is authorized to carry a concealed weapon pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23 when the weapon remains inside an attended or locked motor vehicle and is secured in a closed glove compartment, closed console, closed trunk, or in a closed container secured by an integral fastener and transported in the luggage compartment of the vehicle.

(B) It is unlawful for a person to enter the premises or property described in subsection (A) and to display, brandish, or threaten others with a firearm.

(C) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

(D) This section does not apply to a guard, law enforcement officer, or member of the armed forces, or student of military science. A married student residing in an apartment provided by the private or public school whose presence with a weapon in or around a particular building is authorized by persons legally responsible for the security of the buildings is also exempted from the provisions of this section.

(E) For purposes of this section, the terms "premises" and "property" do not include state or locally owned or maintained roads, streets, or rights-of-way of them, running through or adjacent to premises or property owned, operated, or controlled by a private or public school, college, university, technical college, or other post-secondary institution, which are open full time to public vehicular traffic.

(F) This section does not apply to a person who is authorized to carry concealed weapons pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31 of Title 23 when upon any premises, property, or building that is part of an interstate highway rest area facility.

SECTION 16-23-430. Carrying weapon on school property; concealed weapons.

(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, except state, county, or municipal law enforcement officers or personnel authorized by school officials, to carry on his person, while on any elementary or secondary school property, a knife, with a blade over two inches long, a blackjack, a metal pipe or pole, firearms, or any other type of weapon, device, or object which may be used to inflict bodily injury or death.

(B) This section does not apply to a person who is authorized to carry a concealed weapon pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23 when the weapon remains inside an attended or locked motor vehicle and is secured in a closed glove compartment, closed console, closed trunk, or in a closed container secured by an integral fastener and transported in the luggage compartment of the vehicle.

(C) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Any weapon or object used in violation of this section may be confiscated by the law enforcement division making the arrest."
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[AndeyHall]

I go to Clemson and I want to be able to carry to class! I have written state representatives multiple times and have never gotten a response.

 

[hp-hobo]

I go to Clemson and I want to be able to carry to class! I have written state representatives multiple times and have never gotten a response.

Get involved with these folks...
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South Carolina Students for Concealed Carry ? South Carolina's colleges shouldn't be defense-free zones
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Students for Concealed Carry ? Advocating for the Right to Self-Defense on Campus

 

[AndeyHall]

I go to Clemson and I want to be able to carry to class! I have written state representatives multiple times and have never gotten a response.

Get involved with these folks...
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South Carolina Students for Concealed Carry ? South Carolina's colleges shouldn't be defense-free zones
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Students for Concealed Carry ? Advocating for the Right to Self-Defense on Campus

I have. Not a lot to get involved with as they don't have members.