Warner Hedges on Virginia Schools' Anti-Gun Policies

[Superfly]

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Mark R. Warner hedged slightly Thursday on whether a state law allowing students to leave unloaded hunting guns locked inside their vehicles on school property will trump local school boards' zero-tolerance firearms rules.

Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore, at the request of a state senator, is reviewing whether local schools may banish weapons from campus, even though state law allows unloaded guns on school property if they are locked in a car trunk or closed container.

The Rockingham County School Board approved a total ban of firearms on school grounds. Warner this year signed into law an amendment adopted by the General Assembly that exempts students who hunt and lock their guns safely away from school gun bans.

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[demnan]

1. This is stupid

Why would you need a hunting rifle if you're going to school? Doesn't that just invite problems?

I generally like Mark Warner but he really stands to kow-tow to the gun lobby on this one.