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Update on Ft. Worth Zoo:

We went there yesterday and the sign they have posted is indeed a legitimate 30.06 sign....in contrasting colors (red and white), of the appropriate size, written in English and in Spanish and posted conspicuously just inside the main entrance to the zoo.

I still question whether or not it is legal to post the sign since the city of Ft. Worth apparently owns the zoo, but just to avoid problems I locked the gun under the seat of my truck and carried OC instead. I was pleased to see a strong police presence as well as at least three security guards that patrolled the grounds on bicycles.

It's a nice zoo....and I had fun with my family despite not being able to carry.

I'm certainly not a lawyer, but I just read through Section 30.06 again and I have to agree with your assessment. Tomorrow I will be taking my family to the Ft. Worth Zoo....which from what I understand has signage posted only in English. I don't anticipate a problem, but just in case, I'm going to take my camera with me to get a picture of the sign and I'm also taking a copy of Section 30.06 with me (and 30.05 too just for good measure).

Of course...unless a gorilla gets loose and I have to shoot it, they'll never know I'm carrying. ;)

Thanks Charles. Of course, if I get arrested I'm blaming you.

Here's an interesting article concerning the sign at the zoo:

http://www.aubreyturner.org/index.php?/ ... worth_zoo/

If this gentlemen is correct, the land and the buildings at the zoo are owned by the city of Fort Worth. It is apparently leased by some zoo organization. As I understand 30.06, this apparent fact prevents a 30.06 sign from being legal anyway. Is that correct??

I have a question regarding that. What if a place has the correct signage posted, with the correct size and language, but they only post it in English? I am guessing that I would have a hard time disputing it since I speak English, but do you think such a case would be dismissed on such a technicality as the sign not being written in Spanish as well? The Fort Worth Zoo is this way. They have the sign with the right verbage, but it is only in English.