Does HSLDA take a position regarding gun ownership?
We do not take a position on gun ownership. In 12 states, homeschoolers operate as private schools under the private school law of that state. Many states and the federal government have laws that make it illegal to have a gun within 1,000 feet of any school. After concerns expressed by member families who live within 1,000 feet of a school and own guns, we asked the United States Attorney General s Office whether this law applied to private homeschools or not. The United States Attorney General s Office has indicated that the law does not apply to these private homeschool situations.
