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I think on February 1, 1960, that FW Woolworth owned the property the lunch counter was on in Greensboro, North Carolina, that tried to excercise a "right" to essentially refuse service to certain people, ...
yet the government later infringed upon Woolworth's (property owner) rights in order to protect the right of those hungry peoples' rights of Liberty and the Pursuit of Hamburgers.
So, business property owners rights don't *always" reign supreme over other individuals rights utilizing that business property.

No smoking ....

When the "No Smoking in elevators" law passed, it was a defense if there was no ashtray/no place to extinguish your cigar prior to entering/getting on the elevator.

This all reminds me of before Gilley's in Pasadena closed ... hand-lettered sign advises patrons to check guns, knives, chains, knucks, all your weapons at the front door.

They provided a place to "extinguish your smoke" with the hat-check-girl/coat-check-girl/weapon-check-girl ...

I"m tempted to go to a 30.06 place and while standing outside the door waving a few thousand in hundred dollar bills and hollar in the door to the owner "WHAT YOU WAN'T ME TO DO?" ... (and when he comes closer) ... "since you won't allow me in and YOU have no place to check my gun?" ... I'm tempted, now all I need is .... few thousand in hundred dollar bills. (and .... a place with a 30.06 sign, because no one in my city has one posted... they all got better sense than that.)