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mloamiller wrote:

mloamiller wrote:Grand Prairie Police and Fire headquarters building, at Arkansas and 161, is 30.06 posted.

I sent an email to the city attorney asking them to explain why this was posted; no response.

I was in the building earlier this week and saw the Chief of Police, so I asked him about it. He acknowledged that the sign couldn't be enforced in the public, non-secure areas. He said it was there because if you did carry into the building and entered the secure area, you would have to put your gun in a lockbox, at which point it would be obvious you were armed. His concern was that the civilian receptionists would then feel unsafe, knowing someone was armed, and he would have to add bullet-proof screens around the receptionists desk. This would not only be expensive, but would ruin the open feeling of the reception area (and it is a very nice building/lobby). He went on to say that if anyone challenged the placement of the signs, he may have to do that anyway.

So the good news is he knew the law and acknowledged my right to carry in the public areas of the building. I'm not real happy with the decision to post the sign anyway, however, as it just makes it more confusing for those who aren't as familiar with the law, and what can be enforced.