As a member of U.S. Law Shield since 2011, I should have thought to look there. The broadest definition seems to be the safe bet. Since I don't leave a gun in my car, then I will continue as I have for years, and leave the gun at home in the safe.
Thanks for the replies.
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When is a place a polling place
I've searched and searched, but I still apologize if asked and answered!
I'm a member of an organization that meets at a county community center. As such it cannot be a gun-free location by law. However, it is also a polling place for early and regular voting. Two questions.
1. Is the whole place a polling place when voting is going on, or just the section where there is voting, tallying, and other voting admin activities?
2. When is it does it start and stop being a polling place. Is it over at 7pm, or still a polling place as long as any election admin is taking place?
Of course, I err on the side of caution and leave my pistol at home when attending meetings on polling day, even though the meeting doesn't start until after 7pm. However that means I'm unarmed for the 25 mile drive to and from the meeting. The community center is in a transition area of the city, and the current transition is downward, so it's not a great place to be unarmed at a traffic light at 9:30pm. For the same reason, I'm not comfortable leaving a gun in my car.
Best case is at 7pm the polling place ends, and it's just a community center again. Anyone know?
I'm a member of an organization that meets at a county community center. As such it cannot be a gun-free location by law. However, it is also a polling place for early and regular voting. Two questions.
1. Is the whole place a polling place when voting is going on, or just the section where there is voting, tallying, and other voting admin activities?
2. When is it does it start and stop being a polling place. Is it over at 7pm, or still a polling place as long as any election admin is taking place?
Of course, I err on the side of caution and leave my pistol at home when attending meetings on polling day, even though the meeting doesn't start until after 7pm. However that means I'm unarmed for the 25 mile drive to and from the meeting. The community center is in a transition area of the city, and the current transition is downward, so it's not a great place to be unarmed at a traffic light at 9:30pm. For the same reason, I'm not comfortable leaving a gun in my car.
Best case is at 7pm the polling place ends, and it's just a community center again. Anyone know?