GuyWithQuestions
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My question involves law for the state of Utah and is about non-firearm weapons.
The other day I went to the Energy Solutions Arena. It used to be called the Delta Center and its main purpose is where the Utah Jazz in the NBA play. I went there to go to a career fair. Hidden on me, I was carrying my beloved handgun, plus pepper spray, and one of those dart-firing air TASER guns, for self-defense. I have a Utah concealed firearms permit. The law doesn't prohibit you from carrying in sports arenas or public gatherings, provided you have the permit. However, it does say that a privately owned place may post a sign or tell you verbally not to carry firearms inside, and if you do, then it's a civil infraction. So when I approached the entrance of the Energy Solutions Arena, all over all of the glass doors I saw "NO WEAPONS NO WEAPONS" spaced every two feet. So it was quite obvious that a sign was reasonably placed and visible. So I had to walk all the way back to where I had parked to drop off all of my self-defense gear (I don't know how I'd survive if I went to a place like the UK since they restrict all self-defense devices), and then finally went back to the place. There were no metal detectors to get inside.
My question is: The law says it's a civil infraction to bring firearms into a privately owned place that says no weapons, however are there any laws saying you can't bring in non-firearm weapons if a sign is posted? For example, if a place puts up a sign saying "No food or drink" and you sneak in food or drink, my guess would be there are no criminal penalties for bringing it in (for example a movie theatre), but they could tell you to leave if they caught you and if you refuse they could get you for trespassing. Would the same apply to bringing in a dart-firing air TASER and pepper spray into a privately owned place, or is there a Utah law for that that would get you in trouble?
Just curious, thanks
The other day I went to the Energy Solutions Arena. It used to be called the Delta Center and its main purpose is where the Utah Jazz in the NBA play. I went there to go to a career fair. Hidden on me, I was carrying my beloved handgun, plus pepper spray, and one of those dart-firing air TASER guns, for self-defense. I have a Utah concealed firearms permit. The law doesn't prohibit you from carrying in sports arenas or public gatherings, provided you have the permit. However, it does say that a privately owned place may post a sign or tell you verbally not to carry firearms inside, and if you do, then it's a civil infraction. So when I approached the entrance of the Energy Solutions Arena, all over all of the glass doors I saw "NO WEAPONS NO WEAPONS" spaced every two feet. So it was quite obvious that a sign was reasonably placed and visible. So I had to walk all the way back to where I had parked to drop off all of my self-defense gear (I don't know how I'd survive if I went to a place like the UK since they restrict all self-defense devices), and then finally went back to the place. There were no metal detectors to get inside.
My question is: The law says it's a civil infraction to bring firearms into a privately owned place that says no weapons, however are there any laws saying you can't bring in non-firearm weapons if a sign is posted? For example, if a place puts up a sign saying "No food or drink" and you sneak in food or drink, my guess would be there are no criminal penalties for bringing it in (for example a movie theatre), but they could tell you to leave if they caught you and if you refuse they could get you for trespassing. Would the same apply to bringing in a dart-firing air TASER and pepper spray into a privately owned place, or is there a Utah law for that that would get you in trouble?
Just curious, thanks
