Legally speaking, they would be in the wrong. The center is government-owned property, and according to TPC 30.05, you cannot be charged with trespass solely for the reason that you are carrying a handgun under authority of your CHL. The only legal way to deny you from the premises is to charge you with trespass, and it does not apply in this situation. If you had the time and money to make a stink, you could perhaps make a case in court, but few of us have that luxury.CainA wrote:So what happens if it's not posted and they have metal detectors, they find a LEGALLY carried gun, now what? Verbal you can't carry here?
-Cain
Practically speaking, you're not going to get in if this happens. The legal hurdles needed to overcome this are too great for the average person, and I have not heard of it going as far as a courthouse. One of the more public instances of this kind of problem was the State Fair, where CHL holders were barred from entry (on government property) because they had a handgun. There was some grassroots pressure (and I'm sure quite a bit of dialog behind the scenes between more influential individuals with the authorities outside the courts), and the issue was corrected without a court case. Due to the corporate interest in venues like the Toyota Center, I think a court battle is the only way this issue is going to be cleared up.