baldeagle wrote:However, that ain't my problem.
It will be if you run into one of the above mentioned LEOs who don't understand the actual law and think that gun busters signs are effective.
baldeagle wrote:And they are going to handcuff me and drag me away for what? I can't be charged with trespassing unless they either have a valid 30.06 sign or they have given me verbal notice. I then must be given the opportunity to comply with their reqeust. They can't simply charge me with trespassing because I'm there.
Good luck convincing the above mentioned LEO of that.
baldeagle wrote:And that's your privilege to think that way. But if they "catch" you, they must ask you to leave. They can't cause you problems simply because they "caught" you. (I don't like the term "catch", because it implies you have done something wrong, which you have not done.)
But they will think you have done something wrong, and they will have caught you.
baldeagle wrote:Their understanding is irrelevant.
Once again, you will have to explain that to the LEO who thinks the gunbusters sign is effective, as he cuffs you.
baldeagle wrote:Only the law is relevant. The law says they have to post a 30.06 sign if they don't want me armed in their store or upon discovering that I'm armed, they must ask me to leave. If that were to happen, I would apologize and tell the manager that since they did not have valid notification posted I was unaware that I wasn't allowed to carry in their store. If he then pointed me to the sign, my reply would be that the sign is not valid notification.
And that will convince them? I think not, you will probably wind up explaining it to a judge, and relying on HIS interpretation.
baldeagle wrote:Yet it is their responsibility to do so, just as it is mine to be knowledgeable of the laws that govern my conduct as a CHL holder.
Yes, and you will have ample opportunity to prove that to them, afterward.
baldeagle wrote:I'm disinclined to do that. I'd rather let sleeping dogs lie. I'm not trying to "get away with something". I'm complying with the law. I expect retailers to do the same. When they don't, it is not my responsibility to educate them, unless they want to pay me as a consultant to advise them where to find the appropriate law.
And I am inclined to do that, and after they reply, as many do, that their signs are legal, adequate, posted because the city makes them (one of my favorites) and all of the other excuses, I still don't see any reason to give them my money.