They don't have to. They can post a compliant 30.06 sign instead.cool hand luke wrote:I don't understand why they have to verbally warn you before you can be cited for trespass.
Consider this scenario. A business posts a one-inch square gunbuster sticker on the door, or next to the cash register. You're carrying and honestly don't notice the little sticker. They suspect you're carrying and call the police. You're arrested and convicted of a Class A misdemeanor and sent to jail for a year. Does that sound fair?
I see your point and I believe a hoplophobe should be able to prohibit guns on his property to the same extent a homophobe is able to prohibit gays on his property. No more and no less. Equal.cool hand luke wrote:In this case I feel pretty strongly that there property rights should be the one that governs. I know I want to have absolute control over what comes in and out of my property, and I don't know why I should have to verbally tell you when I have a sign posted.
If someone is carrying illegally, or smoking pot illegally, no signs are required to arrest and prosecute.cool hand luke wrote:I understand requiring a 30.06 sign to get someone for carrying illegally, but not for trespassing.