In South Carolina,,,,,,,,
In South Carolina a business may post a sign and you must obey the warning (it's only a misdemeanor, not a big deal, but you will lose your permit for 5 years if convicted
). However, the sign has to be in the exact dimensions and colors as stated in the CWP regs and it has to be posted at each entrance to the building or property and at a certain height. For example, the local mall has signs posted all over it. The Sears entrance to the mall is not posted, so it is perfectly legal to carry in the mall; and hey, who doesn't go to Sears first anyway? Even outdoor events like a swap meet can post a sign. There is one near here that has an incorrect sign at all entrances, once again it's legal to carry there. Since the law does stipulate all entrances, not just public ones, one might stretch it a little, and could, for instance, walk around and see if delivery bays or employee entrances are posted too.
SECTION 23‑31‑235. Sign requirements.
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any requirement of or allowance for the posting of signs prohibiting the carrying of a concealable weapon upon any premises shall only be satisfied by a sign expressing the prohibition in both written language interdict and universal sign language.
(B) All signs must be posted at each entrance into a building where a concealable weapon permit holder is prohibited from carrying a concealable weapon and must be:
(1) clearly visible from outside the building;
(2) eight inches wide by twelve inches tall in size;
(3) contain the words “NO CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ALLOWED” in black one‑inch tall uppercase type at the bottom of the sign and centered between the lateral edges of the sign;
(4) contain a black silhouette of a handgun inside a circle seven inches in diameter with a diagonal line that runs from the lower left to the upper right at a forty‑five degree angle from the horizontal;
(5) a diameter of a circle; and
(6) placed not less than forty inches and not more than sixty inches from the bottom of the building’s entrance door.
(C) If the premises where concealable weapons are prohibited does not have doors, then the signs contained in subsection (A) must be:
(1) thirty‑six inches wide by forty‑eight inches tall in size;
(2) contain the words “NO CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ALLOWED” in black three‑ inch tall uppercase type at the bottom of the sign and centered between the lateral edges of the sign;
(3) contain a black silhouette of a handgun inside a circle thirty‑four inches in diameter with a diagonal line that is two inches wide and runs from the lower left to the upper right at a forty‑five degree angle from the horizontal and must be a diameter of a circle whose circumference is two inches wide;
(4) placed not less than forty inches and not more than ninety‑six inches above the ground;
(5) posted in sufficient quantities to be clearly visible from any point of entry onto the premises.
That's directly from the regulation.
Look for those kind of loop holes that those ignorant
knuckleheads don't know about, and you'll be amazed at how many places are now legal to carry in.
Best to all. And while this is my first post here, I think, I've been reading here (lurking) quite a while. Great place, great people!
The Skwerl
..here comes the cattle being herded to save five bucks...MOOOOOOOOOOO!! The free-entereprise and capitalism must be based on some principles of integrity or we get what America's corporations have degenerated down to what we have today...at least the stores and manufacturing companies of America's distant past had some class and pride of their service and products...and some kind of civic responsibilty..for the most part..the thing today's business generation lacks is vision...remember the good ole' rock n roll generation who said they despised the greed and such in the previous generation and how they were going to change the world...and they threw out many or most of the previous morals saying they were outdated, then as they grew older they discovered money and started making as much as they could and without any morals to guide what they would or would not do to get more...you are seeing the decaying and downfall of any principles in business and government & society..they changed the world alright..into a flushing toilet where society goes further & further down into the sewer...
