The US Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Hawaii law requiring licensed permit holders to obtain a property owner's express permission before carrying a firearm onto private property open to the...
In Texas there is a law that only LEOs can carry in an establishment that makes 51% or more of its revenue from alcohol sales, and other businesses can post that firearms are not permitted. I’m curious how this ruling squares with those laws.
Because this law is about places that do not have signs. It’s the question of, “I have a gun and want to go into a store, but there is no sign saying “no guns” and I can’t find the owner. Who do I talk to so I can get agreement to come into the store?” This is not banning “no guns allowed” signs. It’s about having to ask permission of a person who may not even live in the state to enter a place that the public is allowed to enter.
but the Texas law means you have to locate the owner AND ask for detailed sales records to determine if a business makes more than 50% of its revenue on alcohol.
I totally agree. I’m just saying the ruling isn’t insane. The people who feel like they need to carry a gun everywhere they go might be insane, but having a law that says a person can’t enter a public space without checking for permission to follow their constitutional right isn’t a good law.
In Texas there is a law that only LEOs can carry in an establishment that makes 51% or more of its revenue from alcohol sales, and other businesses can post that firearms are not permitted. I’m curious how this ruling squares with those laws.
Easily if you read the article. No one is banning gun free zones.
Because this law is about places that do not have signs. It’s the question of, “I have a gun and want to go into a store, but there is no sign saying “no guns” and I can’t find the owner. Who do I talk to so I can get agreement to come into the store?” This is not banning “no guns allowed” signs. It’s about having to ask permission of a person who may not even live in the state to enter a place that the public is allowed to enter.
but the Texas law means you have to locate the owner AND ask for detailed sales records to determine if a business makes more than 50% of its revenue on alcohol.
I fucking hate people in this country.
Like “leave the gun in your fucking car you freak” isn’t an option?
I totally agree. I’m just saying the ruling isn’t insane. The people who feel like they need to carry a gun everywhere they go might be insane, but having a law that says a person can’t enter a public space without checking for permission to follow their constitutional right isn’t a good law.