Guns & travel.....

[RustyShackelford]

You could avoid staying at a Hyatt hotel property in IL or you could keep packing heat but be discreet about how you secure your firearms/holsters/gear.
I've often stayed in hotel property locations & had holsters, guns, ammunition, cleaning products, cases, etc in plain view of repair staff, hotel maids, etc. most could care less & they'd go on with their work, then leave.
At the most, the "MOD"(manager on duty) of the hotel would ask you to check out or vacate if you really wanted to carry guns.
I'm unaware of the new IL state laws/ordinances but in my state the worst a private business could do is trespass you(90-95% of the time it's a simple trespass warning form).
As a hotel security officer, I've worked in a few places where guns & ammunition were not allowed but I didn't strictly enforce it.
I saw one nitwit guest who would stroll around with a large Airsoft pistol claiming he was a "special narcotics agent" .
I had that guy checked out for more than just the OCed pistol.
I'd add that many business travel guests or tourists are so stressed out or distracted the hotel SOPs or rules are the last thing they learn/care about.
Tourists & guests would zone out then "think" they were still in GA/WY/NJ/IN/CA.
I go by the gun-use of force standards where I am not from where I'm from.

Rusty

 

[hso]

Good info.

It does bring to mind the question of whether a property posted against carry have the authority to prohibit firearms brought in and kept in the room that aren't carried. The temporary domicile of the room has a different legal status than the public portion of the hotel and a posting against carry may not apply to bringing and keeping firearms in the room (as long as you can find a secure way to store them without having them being pilfered).

Similar question for the hotel safe (not the lock box in the room). Ignoring the manager having access, I wonder how secure those may be physically.

 

[Derry 1946]

Interesting question. A hotel is a public accommodation. Here in Louisiana, RKBA was recently elevated to the stature of a fundamental right. Some local judges have gone so far as to dismiss felon-in-possession-of-weapon charges on grounds that the criminal statute, in restricting a fundamental right without a legislative finding supporting a compelling state interest, violated the state constitution under a strict scrutiny standard. I'm not aware of any private-property posting laws having been reviewed under the new standard. People can mostly do what they want with their own property. But public accommodations like hotels and train lines cannot refuse service in all circumstances. They can't for example post a sign (as they once did) that says "whites only." Consider the bakery that was sued for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.

 

[Ed Ames]

In California your hotel room is your home and you can have any legal weapon open or concealed.

Getting it to your hotel room may be another issue, but once it is there it is just like your house, or your tent when camping.

 

[RustyShackelford]

Whoops....

I read over the posts.
I meant to add my remarks to another topic but I'm glad some forum members & mods posted comments.

I can not speak for all states/cities & Im not a lawyer, but in my metro area, a hotel or motel room is considered a temporary domicile & not owned by the hotel guest(tenant).
As a hotel security officer, I(acting as a agent of the property owner or CEO) could make entry or enter a room if I had a valid reason/conditions(exigent circumstances).
I(as a hotel employee or contracted guard) couldn't barge in or make entry for anything either.
I had a long talk with a security manager once about hotel SOPs & I explained to him that most owners/franchisees want to prevent any damages or reduce the risks(accidents, injuries, crime, etc).
Doing security work I've seen ACs spark up & catch on fire, . I've had guests need EMTs, medical aid. I've worked on properties with about 3/4 suicide incidents.
As noted, I agree with the practical elements of firearm storage/travel but keep in mind, a hotel room or resort is not your house. Employees & managers must follow rules/SOPs to deal with the entire property & the other guests/visitors too.