The Annoyed Man wrote:Respect cuts both ways. I don't understand why it would be disrespectful to carry without specific permission to do so. Do you ask if your knife is OK? Do you ask if they care whether you're wearing boxers or briefs? Your premise is that your decision whether or not to carry is up for public discussion. MY assumption is that my decision to carry is no more someone else's business than whether I choose to wear boxers or briefs. It's simply not up for discussion. If someone does need to control whether I wear boxers or briefs in their house, my thoughts are that (A) it is personal decision and none of their business, and (B) it is disrespectful to ME for them to assume that they have a say in the matter. That's not arrogance, that's just setting boundaries. The flip side of that is, if someone doesn't want me....or anyone else, for that matter....to carry a concealed gun in their house, then let them post some kind of notification at their door, so that I can be notified not to do so - and I will respect their sign and honor their desire and not carry into their house. That's called treating me like the adult that I am.jed wrote:Some of these replies are sounding a little arrogant. If one is going in another's home as an invited guest on a social visit, not as, say a business service call, what gives one the right to carry without the homeowner's knowledge? Does their invite give one this right? This is not a business, it's a private home.
I only carry in someone's house if I know they are ok with it. It's a respect thing for me.
If I worked where I was making home service calls to stranger's homes, that would be a different thing.
That's why 30.06 and 30.07 are beneficial to both people who carry with a license, and property owners alike. The LTC receives notification BEFORE they can violate the property owner's desires, and it avoids unpleasant confrontations between property owners who don't want you to carry in their establishment (or home). Unless the home owner notifies me not to, how am I supposed to know? Most of the people I know would have no problem with it. If someone does have a problem with it, they need to let me know, and I'll respect their wishes. That's not arrogance, that's respectful. But I can't be respectful if I don't know what your desires are. Where I live, if I do not want solicitors to ring my doorbell, I can put up a no-soliciting sign with specific wording at my front door, and people who approach my door to try and sell me something will then receive effective notice, and the law requires them to move on and leave me alone. But unless I post that sign, it is reasonable for the door-to-door salesman to assume that I don't mind having my doorbell rung. Why should a "we prefer that you not carry your gun in our home" sign on the front door be any more or less burdensome to the home owner who is concerned about guns than a "no soliciting" sign?
As always, Chris, well said.