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Charles L. Cotton wrote:"Sign? What sign?"

"Yeah, I saw the sign on the front door, but I came in the side door" - This doesn't work.

Chas.

Is that along the same lines of "Ignorance of the law is no excuse?"

With the grapevine mills issue; (for those of you who have never been there, it's a huge mall. The walkway distance inside is around 1 mile. There are 4-5 main entrances to the mall.)

Let's say the 30.06 sign is posted at the door across from the movie theater. You have never seen the sign having never used that entrance and have no prior knowledge on the restrictions there. You walk in an entrance on the opposite side of the mall. A LEO approaches you having somehow noticed your concealed pistol, and informs you that he must confiscate your firearm and take you into custody for violation of the law. You state that you were not informed of the concealed carry restriction having never seen a 30.06 sign posted at the entrance you used.

What happens past this? Is there a way to explain yourself so you don't end up in jail? or are you screwed no matter what happens?

I've been looking at posts and websites regarding this signage. Obviously, there's no firearms allows where this sign is posted.

1. Most places you go should be obvious(bars, govt buildings, hospitals, etc....). However if you go into an establishment(restraunt, sports grill, retail store, big box store like target or wally world) that could be considered iffy on their 30.06 policy, how do you determine the legality of concealed carry?

2. Through research of a website found on these forums, i noticed that several businesses listed had 30.06 signs, but not at every public entrance(grapevine mills mall be the ex.) You get busted for carrying somewhere that has a 30.06 policy, but because it wasn't clearly posted at the entrance you went through, how do you argue that? How do you explain that you were not aware the business had restrictions on concealed carry and that the public entrance you went through was not signed properly?