6157 AMS OKE GOLD 04

SSB 6157 - S Amd

    BySenator Oke

Strike everything  after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "Sec. 1.  RCW 9.41.280 and 1989 c 219 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) It is unlawful for ((an elementary or secondary school student under the age of twenty-one knowingly)) a person to carry onto public or private elementary or secondary school premises:

    (a) ((Any firearm; or

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

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

    (((e))) (d) 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) It is unlawful for any person to carry any firearm into a public or private elementary or secondary school building.

(3)  It is unlawful for any person to carry any firearm onto public or private elementary or secondary school grounds outside of school buildings.

(4)   It is unlawful for an elementary or secondary school student under the age of twenty-one to knowingly carry onto public or private elementary or secondary school premises any firearm.

(5)  Any such ((student)) person violating subsection (1), (2), or (3), or (4) of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

    Any violation of subsection (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section by elementary or secondary school students constitutes grounds for expulsion.

    (((3))) (6) Subsection (1), (2), (3), and (4) of this section ((does)) do not apply to:

    (a) Any student or employee of a private military academy; or

    (b) Any ((student)) person engaged in military, law enforcement, or security activities((, sponsored by the federal or state governments)) while engaged in official duties; or

    (c) Any ((student)) person who is ((attending)) 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; or

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

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

(f)  Any person legally in possession of an unloaded firearm or other dangerous weapon within an attended vehicle or concealed from view within a locked unattended vehicle.

(7)  In addition to the exemptions under subsection (6) of this

section, subsection (2) of this section does not apply to any person licensed under RCW 9.41.070 who is authorized by school authorities to carry a firearm and is carrying the firearm covered by the permit.

(8)  In addition to the exemptions under subsection (6) of this section, subsection (3) of this section does not apply to any person licensed pursuant to RCW 9.41.070 while carrying the firearm covered by the permit."