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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §6552, sub-§2, ¶D  is enacted to read:
 
D.  The prohibition on the possession of a firearm does not apply to a person who possesses a firearm in a motor vehicle as long as the following conditions are met:
 
(1) The person is dropping off or picking up a student and remains in the vehicle; and
’
 
(2) In accordance with the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, the firearm is not loaded and is in either a locked container or a locked firearms rack on the motor vehicle.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment provides that the prohibition in current law on the possession of a firearm on public school property or the property of an approved private school does not apply to a person who possesses a firearm in a motor vehicle, as long as the person is dropping off or picking up a student and remains in the vehicle and, in accordance with the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, the firearm is not loaded and is in either a locked container or a locked firearms rack.