Businesses on Privately owned property canLucasMcCain wrote:Yeah, private businesses can impose all kinds of crazy restrictions if you have to buy a ticket to enter. Check out the prohibited items section on the House of Blues Dallas website. They have some really weird stuff in there. Last time I went, they made me empty my pockets and then patted me down. I was not amused.rotor wrote:Is there some preconceived notice that says that purchasing a ticket binds you to not carry? I think they should ban alcohol and drunk drivers (or more likely other drugs since it's Austin) from mowing down people in the streets of Austin. No ticket purchase necessary.jmorris wrote:That is exactly it. By purchasing a ticket you are agreeing not to carry at any SXSW event. If you haven't and only attend the free events where purchase of a ticket is not required then you haven't agreed to anything and are free to carry. IMHO, IANAL, etc.
Who owns the property is a determining factor, City of Dallas owns the property where the Texas State Fair is, and State Fair is run by a "private company" on public city property and cannot ban guns on the city owned property. As Charles stated once the person/business leasing the property would not have more rights than the one who owns it and leased it to them had... IOW, you can't lease to someone something which you do not have.