^ the Federal school zone clause is used 99% as a add on charge for drug dealers & other crap heads within a 1,000 feet of a school. This said, the permit (CCW) doesn't hurt to have should some Fed T-bone your car in the parking lot of your kids school. (Stranger stuff has happened). Also remember, your firearms must be unloaded & secured in your vehicle, PRIOR to you driving onto school properties.