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Originally Posted by farmplinker
it just seems like one more hammer that can be used against an honest gun owner minding his own business. Another "feel-good" law that is applied at the discretion of prosecutors.
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i agree completely.
and, until someone is prosecuted under version 2 of the GFSZ law, we won't really know if you need to worry about it or not.
my guess is that the current supreme court would toss it in about 2 seconds, but who knows...and, it would have already cost you a lot to even get it that far.
however, i also think the likelihood of your actually being prosecuted under version 2 is very small. for one thing, local authorities often don't prosecute federal laws in general. and, given that version 1 was declared unconstitutional, and version 2 substantially exactly the same as version 1, i don't think too many prosecuters are going to want to be the one to do it.
but, again, who knows.
this law spotlights what is, imho, a fundamental flaw in our system. in order to get a law thrown out as unconstitutional by the supreme court, someone has to be arrested and prosecuted for violating the law. i think you should be able to petition the court to review the constitutionality of a law without actually being arrested and prosecuted for it.
i share your frustration. i just don't think you are going to find the definitive answer you are looking for.
keep in mind, though, that having an LTCF exempts you from the entire law...not just carrying a concealed handgun in a GFSZ. so, even if you aren't interested in carrying a handgun, and are only worried about long guns and hunting, it would still be in your interest to get an LTCF if you can to do away with concerns about violating the GFSZ act by hunting or carrying long guns in a GFSZ.