Post your state's gunbuster sign laws

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Let's not converse and waste alot of time in this thread. Just post your state in bold and your state laws regarding compliance with the gunbuster sign.
Again please do not converse in this thread just post your state's laws
Thank guys, I will go first.

New Mexico
a licensee may not carry a concealed handgun on or about his person on private property that has signs posted prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons or when verbally told so by a person lawfully in possession of the property.
 
There are none in Washington. I would suggest that you require references to the actual statutes because you are going to get a lot of people's opinions about what they think the law says. For instance, where did the New Mexico prohibition come from?

Found it (NEW MEXICO):
http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title10/10.008.0002.htm

10.8.2.16 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LICENSE:
F. Carrying prohibited on private property. In addition to other limitations stated in the act, a licensee may not carry a concealed handgun on or about his person on private property that has signs posted prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons or when verbally told so by a person lawfully in possession of the property.
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Penalty:
10.8.2.21 SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF A LICENSE:

A. Grounds. The department may suspend or revoke a license if the licensee:

(1) is found to have violated any provision of the act or this rule;
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NOTICE that the New Mexico Administrative Rule ONLY applies to carrying a CONCEALED handgun and does NOT apply to open carry.

In order to be cited for trespassing in New Mexico, due to a sign posting, the sign posted MUST meet the requirements of New Mexico Statute 30-14-6:

http://www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lp...a1/f6c4?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm&2.0

B. The notices posted shall prohibit all persons from trespassing or entering upon the property, without permission of the owner, lessee, person in lawful possession or his agent. The notices shall:
(1) be printed legibly in English;
(2) be at least one hundred forty-four square inches in size;
(3) contain the name and address of the person under whose authority the property is posted or the name and address of the person who is authorized to grant permission to enter the property;
(4) be placed at each roadway or apparent way of access onto the property, in addition to the posting of the boundaries; and
(5) where applicable, state any specific prohibition that the posting is directed against, such as "no trespassing," "no hunting," "no fishing," "no digging" or any other specific prohibition.
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Texas:

§ 30.06. TRESPASS BY HOLDER OF LICENSE TO CARRY CONCEALED
HANDGUN. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license
holder:
(1) carries a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, on property of another without effective consent; and
(2) received notice that:
(A) entry on the property by a license holder with a concealed handgun was forbidden; or
(B) remaining on the property with a concealed handgun was forbidden and failed to depart.
(b) For purposes of this section, a person receives notice if the owner of the property or someone with apparent authority to act for the owner provides notice to the person by oral or written communication.
(c) In this section:
(1) "Entry" has the meaning assigned by Section 30.05(b).
(2) "License holder" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.035(f).
(3) "Written communication" means:
(A) a card or other document on which is written language identical to the following: "Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by holder of license to carry a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (concealed handgun law), may not enter this property with a concealed handgun"; or
(B) a sign posted on the property that:
(i) includes the language described by Paragraph (A) in both English and Spanish;
(ii) appears in contrasting colors with block letters at least one inch in height; and
(iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public.
(d) An offense under this section is a Class A Misdemeanor.
(e) It is an exception to the application of this section that the property on which the license holder carries a handgun is owned or leased by a governmental entity and is not a premises or other place on which the license holder is prohibited from carrying the handgun under Section 46.03 or 46.035.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1261, § 23, eff. Sept. 1,
1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, § 9.24, eff.
Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1178, § 2, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
 
I didn't think we had any here in PA, but it turns out I was slightly incorrect:

§ 465.14. Firearms; Possession With In A Licensed Facility. (Casinos)
(d) Each slot machine licensee shall cause to be posted in a conspicuous location at each entrance to the licensed facility signs that may be easily read stating: The possession by any person of any firearm or handgun within this licensed facility without the express written permission of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is prohibited.
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Florida does not address the issue in its firearms/weapons statute, though it does contain a list of prohibited places. The issue is dealt with in the State's trespassing laws; the owner/custodian of private property has the right to ask an armed person carrying in violation of rules of said owner/custodian to leave (or disarm.) If that person refuses either, then he/she may be considered an "unwanted guest", and can be ordered off the property by LEOs at the request of the owner/custodian.
*A "custodian" would be someone duly authorized to represent the owner of a property, such as a security officer or business manager or employee, or a tenant exercising control of a property leased to them.
 
In pa. the signs posted do not carry the weight of law(its not illegal to carry). The ccw will be asked to leave if discovered. It becomes trespass after that.
 
Colorado

Signs don't have legal strength.
18-12-214. Authority granted by permit - carrying restrictions.

(1) (a) A permit to carry a concealed handgun authorizes the permittee to carry a concealed handgun in all areas of the state, except

(2) A permit issued does not authorize a person to carry a concealed handgun into a place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law.

(3) A permit issued pursuant to this part 2 does not authorize a person to carry a concealed handgun onto the real property, or into any improvements erected thereon, of a public elementary, middle, junior high, or high school

(4) A permit issued does not authorize a person to carry a concealed handgun into a public building at which:

(a) Security personnel and electronic weapons screening devices are permanently in place at each entrance to the building;

(b) Security personnel electronically screen each person who enters the building to determine whether the person is carrying a weapon of any kind; and

(c) Security personnel require each person who is carrying a weapon of any kind to leave the weapon in possession of security personnel while the person is in the building.

(5) Nothing in this shall be construed to limit existing rights of a private property owner, private tenant, private employer, or private business entity.
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tkaction said:
In pa. the signs posted do not carry the weight of law(its not illegal to carry).
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Check post 4. This is true EXCEPT in casinos.

(I didn't know that either ...)
 
SCSECTION 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.
 
sam1911,
Its is not illegal in PA. only prohibited in casinos.....
It is not breaking the law as it not a law with legal ramifications. You cant be arrested for illegal carry. It is prohibited which would be a trespass arrest if you refused to leave after being discovered.
 
It is not breaking the law as it not a law with legal ramifications. You cant be arrested for illegal carry. It is prohibited which would be a trespass arrest if you refused to leave after being discovered.
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So ... they're required by law to post a sign informing you not to do something that isn't illegal?

That's a wierd one.
 
So ... they're required by law to post a sign informing you not to do something that isn't illegal?

That's a wierd one.
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Not really weird. For instance, in Washington, firearms are prohibited in Day Care Centers by Washington Administrative Code. As a condition of their license, in Washington, a day care center must prohibit firearms. It's not ILLEGAL to carry a firearm in a day care center. There is no legal punishment for carrying a firearm in a day care center, even though WAC establishes a prohibition. If the day care center allows firearms, they can (and will) lose their license.
 
That is exactly the issue. It is licensed and must post but it is not a legislated criminal offense. You will be asked to leave and put yoru firearm in your car or room. If not then it is a trespass offense. There is no mandated criminal penalty listed in the statute. That is the reason the pa gaming commission is mentioned predominatly in the statute. They have no power to regulate firearms but they have a right to dictate the requirements to license a
casino.
 
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California
Signs have no legal weight.

Nevada
Signs have no legal weight when posted on private property.
Signs only have legal weight when posted at "public buildings", schools/colleges and child care facilities.
"Public buildings" are buildings owned/operated by a Government agency.

NRS 202.3673
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a permittee may carry a concealed firearm while the permittee is on the premises of any public building.
2. A permittee shall not carry a concealed firearm while the permittee is on the premises of a public building that is located on the property of a public airport.
3. A permittee shall not carry a concealed firearm while the permittee is on the premises of:
(a) A public building that is located on the property of a public school or a child care facility or the property of the Nevada System of Higher Education, unless the permittee has obtained written permission to carry a concealed firearm while he or she is on the premises of the public building pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 3 of NRS 202.265.
(b) A public building that has a metal detector at each public entrance or a sign posted at each public entrance indicating that no firearms are allowed in the building, unless the permittee is not prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm while he or she is on the premises of the public building pursuant to subsection 4.
4. The provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection 3 do not prohibit:
(a) A permittee who is a judge from carrying a concealed firearm in the courthouse or courtroom in which the judge presides or from authorizing a permittee to carry a concealed firearm while in the courtroom of the judge and while traveling to and from the courtroom of the judge.
(b) A permittee who is a prosecuting attorney of an agency or political subdivision of the United States or of this State from carrying a concealed firearm while he or she is on the premises of a public building.
(c) A permittee who is employed in the public building from carrying a concealed firearm while he or she is on the premises of the public building.
(d) A permittee from carrying a concealed firearm while he or she is on the premises of the public building if the permittee has received written permission from the person in control of the public building to carry a concealed firearm while the permittee is on the premises of the public building.
5. A person who violates subsection 2 or 3 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
6. As used in this section:
(a) “Child care facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (a) of subsection 5 of NRS 202.265.
(b) “Public building” means any building or office space occupied by:
(1) Any component of the Nevada System of Higher Education and used for any purpose related to the System; or
(2) The Federal Government, the State of Nevada or any county, city, school district or other political subdivision of the State of Nevada and used for any public purpose.
If only part of the building is occupied by an entity described in this subsection, the term means only that portion of the building which is so occupied.
 
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