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                          HOUSE BILL 2249

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Chappell, Brumsickle, Ogden, Campbell, Karahalios, Springer, B. Thomas, Wineberry, L. Johnson and Conway

 

Read first time 01/12/94.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

Revising the list of persons who may lawfully carry a dangerous weapon on school premises.


    AN ACT Relating to dangerous weapons on school facilities; and amending RCW 9.41.280.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 9.41.280 and 1993 c 347 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) It is unlawful for a person to carry onto public or private elementary or secondary school premises, school-provided transporta­tion, or areas of facilities while being used exclusive­ly by public or private schools:

    (a) Any firearm; or

    (b) Any dangerous weapon as defined in RCW 9.41.250; or

    (c) Any device commonly known as "nun-chu-ka sticks", consisting of two or more lengths of wood, metal, plastic, or similar substance connected with wire, rope, or other means; or

    (d) Any device, commonly known as "throwing stars", which are multi-pointed, metal objects designed to embed upon impact from any aspect; or

    (e) Any air gun, including any air pistol or air rifle, designed to propel a BB, pellet, or other projectile by the discharge of compressed air, carbon dioxide, or other gas.

    (2) Any such person violating subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

    Any violation of subsection (1) of this section by elementary or secondary school students constitutes grounds for expulsion from the state's public schools in accordance with RCW 28A.600.010.  However, any violation of subsection (1)(a) of this section by an elementary or secondary school student shall result in expulsion in accordance with RCW 28A.600.010.  An appropriate school authority shall promptly notify law enforcement and the student's parent or guardian regarding any allegation or indication of such violation.

    (3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:

    (a) Any student or employee of a private military academy when on the property of the academy;

    (b) Any person engaged in military, law enforcement, or school district security activities;

    (c) Any person who is involved in a convention, showing, demonstration, lecture, or firearms safety course authorized by school authorities in which the firearms of collectors or instructors are handled or displayed;

    (d) Any person who possesses nun-chu-ka sticks, throwing stars, or other dangerous weapons to be used in martial arts classes authorized to be conducted on the school premises;

    (e) Any person while the person is participating in a firearms or air gun competition approved by the school or school district;

    (f) Any person who has been issued a license under RCW 9.41.070, while picking up or dropping off a student;

    (g) Any person eighteen years of age or over, other than a student, legally in possession of a firearm or dangerous weapon that is secured within an attended vehicle or concealed from view within a locked unattend­ed vehicle while conducting legitimate business at the school;

    (h) Any person eighteen years of age or over, other than a student, who is in lawful possession of an unloaded firearm, secured in a vehicle while conducting legitimate business at the school; or

    (i) Any law enforcement officer of the federal, state, or local government agency.

    (4) Except as provided in subsection (3)(b), (c), (e), and (i) of this section, firearms are not permitted in a public or private school building.

    (5) "GUN-FREE ZONE" signs shall be posted around school facilities giving warning of the prohibition of the possession of firearms on school grounds.

 

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