Carrying on posted property.
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 11:30 amThis question came up on another board. Ok, admit it. From time to time we all carry our weapon someplace where we aren't supposed to. It might just be an accident, perhaps we can't or don't want to go all the way back to the car to remove our weapon and sometimes we just don't care.
For example: You need some stamps. A quick stop at the Post Office. In and out in a couple of minutes. Then you suddenly realize "Oops, I've got my gun on. Oh well, nobody noticed and I'm already in here." A simple mistake.
Another example: You're headed in the door of a restraunt when you notice a "No Weapons" sign. The general concensus seems to be that the gun is concealed and what they don't know won't hurt either of us.
The list goes on and on. It does happen that we go places with our weapon we aren't supposed to.
This brings up a number of questions regarding the penalties for these violations.
1. I have been told that this is a Class C Misdemeanor which carries a $50 fine and that your permit can't be revoked for it. Is this true?
2. Does the law provide for different penalties based on the place you are?
A. A mall or store?
B. A place which serves alchohol?
C. A school or goverment office?
3. Does the law differentiate betweeen a Bar (where the primary source of income comes from sales of alchohol) and a Restraunt (where the primary income is food, but may serve alcohol).
Finally, could you please provide the exact statute, number and paragraph which covers penalties for said violations? And if you would, please also translate it into terms us non-lawyer folks can understand.
Thanks.
For example: You need some stamps. A quick stop at the Post Office. In and out in a couple of minutes. Then you suddenly realize "Oops, I've got my gun on. Oh well, nobody noticed and I'm already in here." A simple mistake.
Another example: You're headed in the door of a restraunt when you notice a "No Weapons" sign. The general concensus seems to be that the gun is concealed and what they don't know won't hurt either of us.
The list goes on and on. It does happen that we go places with our weapon we aren't supposed to.
This brings up a number of questions regarding the penalties for these violations.
1. I have been told that this is a Class C Misdemeanor which carries a $50 fine and that your permit can't be revoked for it. Is this true?
2. Does the law provide for different penalties based on the place you are?
A. A mall or store?
B. A place which serves alchohol?
C. A school or goverment office?
3. Does the law differentiate betweeen a Bar (where the primary source of income comes from sales of alchohol) and a Restraunt (where the primary income is food, but may serve alcohol).
Finally, could you please provide the exact statute, number and paragraph which covers penalties for said violations? And if you would, please also translate it into terms us non-lawyer folks can understand.
Thanks.