Ban on Open Carry Illegal for Union Station in Ogden, Utah

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)-
Sea Bears is a successful restaurant serving sea food in Ogden, Utah. They have made national news by their policy of open carry for restaurant employees and guests. The policy brought them attention, and they have been successful enough to expand to larger quarters. The family owned restaurant signed a lease for a new space at Union Station. Union Station is home to four museums, including the John M. Browning Firearms Museum and the Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. This appeared to be a good fit for an open carry themed restaurant.

The management of Union Station decided to put up signs banning open carry on August 19th, just a few days before Sea Bears was to open their restaurant there. At the time, there was speculation that Union Station might not have the authority to ban open carry at the venue. It appeared to be a public space owned by the City. That was correct.

Union Station seems to have violated the law when it put up the signs. The Ogden City Attorney, Gary Williams, …Read the Rest

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