Hopefully others will chime in, but here is my 2 cents. If it is illegal to prohibit OC (or CC), then logic would dictate that it is also illegal to require that you render your gun unusable in order to carry it. Also, as you point out, it may be impossible to re-holster your gun with the required zip tie, depending on holster design.C-dub wrote:I was kind of wondering the same thing. I'm not sure if it is illegal to be required to disable or unload a firearm that is being carried in a legal manor. They are not saying that we can't OC, but requiring us to disable the gun. I'm not sure about holsters other than my own, but I'm not sure my handgun will fit back into my holster with that zip tie on it. Do many?Soccerdad1995 wrote:It is illegal for this show operator to require OC'ers to disable their weapons, unless the OC'ers plan to unholster at some point, of course. I understand that you personally are OK with this illegal requirement, but please understand that it is still illegal. This is an important distinction.zimmerdesignz wrote:For me it was not an arguing point. If you would be taking your gun out of holster or open carry it was to prevent Negligent Discharges. If you were CC and not taking it out then walk right in, no problems. I agree with this behaviour at a gun show to prevent the Negligent Discharge. Have you seen some of the people at gun shows. Some of them are not top of the gene pool and I would be worried about a discharge LOL.
Now if you wish to carry your weapon in your hand, and not in a holster, then I believe that restrictions can be placed on that activity, since you have no legal right to do that, barring explicit permission.
The violation is by the property owner, not the show operator. The property owner needs official notice by the AG that they are committing a crime by posting these illegal signs. Then if they allow the same property to be illegally posted again 6 months later, they should get a daily fine X 180 days (from the original AG ruling).