Why is it that so many people believe that State laws from their State are enforceable in someone else's State.
MINNESOTA's was written exactly as it was to make it so that except for prescribed locations, ( schools, court houses.) you were allowed to carry anywhere and if you missed some business's sign, and were then discovered to be carrying you had to refuse to leave before you not in compliance. NON compliance means a REFUSAL to leave after notification is required before you can be cited. And as stated the ticket is like a parking ticket, a $25 dollar fine and no consequence to your permit.
This applies to MINNESOTA, not to Ohio, Texas or any other state.
It is specifically written in such a way to allow business who do not want to post the sign do not have to and can still ask you to leave. Businesses can post a non conforming sign to make the blissninnies feel good, but it has no bearing on a permitted individual. It is written as well that the individual business has to post. The landlord can not post, only the tenant can. Meaning that we can walk into malls, office buildings, etc. and be completely legal. This also means that for a whole building to be posted, ALL the tenants have to post as well, I go to an Bank building that has a tax prepayer as a tenant, the rest of the bank building had to take down the signs because the tax guy did not post. This was demanded as we have what is called the "Skyway" system here connecting most of Downtown in both Twin Cities where in inclimate weather we can walk all over downtown without stepping outside. It was known that one prohibiting building in DT would effectively render the entire Skyway system a prohibited space. It also means that we can effectively IGNORE the sign and know that we must be orally notified personally and refuse to leave before we can be cited. This really is only a problem if say you are sitting down in a resturant to eat with freinds and then be notified by staff that your are not welcome any longer. It will be a hassle, nothing more.
We do not have a concealed clause in our law. There is no penalty for "printing'' or breaking concealment. It may be a tactical mistake but it is not a legal error.
The prior law was one of May Issue. It was steeped in a lot of myth and confusion. In some locales away from the Twin Cities, permits to purchase were hardly ever granted, instead carry permits were issued instead, the logic being if you could pass muster to own a pistol you passed muster to carry it. The previous law allowed for carry in schools and courthouses.
One thing we lost with the Shall issue law was the right to carry to schools and Courthouses.
We can enter a bar, liquor store, or a serving resturant without worry, We have to excede .04 BAC to be in violation. This means a glass of wine with dinner or A beer after work is ok, in MINNESOTA. So far, I am unaware of any violations resulting in revocations state wide over this provision. I am sure it has been violated but so far I know of none.
Minnesota Law used to require a 3 day waiting period, unless you are in possession of a valid Permit to Purchase OR a Permit to carry. The 3 day waiting period law has now been replaced by a permit to purchase system that has no limits on numbers nor any registration of any kind. It is a NICS check in advance so to speak. Permits to carry are good for 5 years and cost about a $100 depending on the county, permits to purchase are free and good for 1 year.
NOW this is some of the information to the best of my knowledge for MINNESOTA, you state law, being from a different state, will be different.
