Concealed Carry And Anti-Gun Businesses: What To Do

By Brandon

By Michael Jenkins via USA Carry

We’ve talked in the past about how concealed carry in particular (and firearms ownership in general) tend to be flashpoints in public discourse. Self defense, safety, and violence are all highly emotional issues, and folks on both sides have been known to fly off the handle.

So with that in mind, we’re going to talk about how we as a community of CCW holders deal withbusinesses that do not allow weapons on premise. I hope we can do so politely and rationally.

As in all things gun related, the laws vary from state to state, but most places have legal provisos that allow a business to ban weapons. Generally, this involves posting a notice to that effect by the entrance—I’m thinking of Texas’s famous 30.06 signs—and those signs do carry weight of law. The penalty for violating them is generally fairly mild, most often a misdemeanor of some sort.

But hey, “concealed means concealed”, right? As long as no one knows, what’s the harm?

I’d argue instead that we need to obey the law, and not just for fear of penalty. If we enjoy freedom in the form of the right to keep …Read the Rest

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