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SMRoot wrote:

TangoX-ray wrote:Parking lot isn't premises (building or portion of a building).

But, the statute says "property" not "premises," so if they post anywhere on the property, does that make the whole property off limits?

SMRoot wrote:

Solaris wrote:
The law and the sign define the limits:

"... may not enter this property with a concealed handgun"

So it is limited to the property.

Thanks...and thank you to everyone who is responding. I do understand - at least at a basic level - what the rules are for employer parking lots. I also knew that the word "property" was used in the law. I guess I'm asking how to define what that property is for a given sign.

For example, my local mall has an enormous parking lot. There is a large main mall building and a smaller one that has various restaurants and a movie theater. This smaller area is accessed via uncovered walkways from the main building. Then, around the perimeter, there are several stand-alone shopping centers and restaurants.

So, if there is a sign posted in that mall parking lot, are all of the buildings that I can access without going back out onto the street now off limits?


Also, is it only the property owner that can post signs? Is it an authority that is commonly designated to lessees somehow? Thanks.