Quick question about an event

[Shu]

I have a question regarding this also. If im on my deer lease that we pay money to lease year round can I open carry there. I didnt mean to Hijack the thread sorry if I did.

[KBCraig]

Ok i get all that but couldn't an employee be under control of a property and still carry. I have had control of property that an owner of the business was there only 2 or 3 times a year. Not saying your wrong, just trying to learn here.

You can "control" property and not own it. A manager controls property in lieu of the owner; that's what they do!

Job title really doesn't matter, it's the authority a person has.

I'm not aware of any case law on this, so I'm only referring to the law. The law says "own or control", with no definition provided, so we look to common usage of the terms for definition.

A mom-n-pop gun shop might very well be able to say that their counter employees have full authority to manage and control the shop. But you'd have a hard time making that case for employees at Mega Lo Mart.

Suppose the CEOs of Wal Mart, Gander Mtn., Bass Pro, and Cabelas all declared that all their employees were authorized to carry openly. While it would be nice to have the policy in writing, the cart wrangler or checkout clerk would still have no "control" of the property, and no legal basis for open carry.

Kevin

[Roger Howard]

Thanks