Uh Ohh....."Honestly,someone stole it, officer"

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Man arrested after 7-year-old finds loaded gun at playground
A Lancaster man was arrested over the weekend after a loaded pistol was left at a Fort Mill playground and a 7-year-old girl found it, according to a York County Sheriff’s Office report.

A deputy was called to Plaza Fiesta just after 1:45 p.m. Saturday by a man who said a 7-year-old girl had given him a gun that she found on the playground.

The weapon was fully loaded when the girl discovered it, the report stated.

Later, another man asked a security guard if he could have his gun back, the report stated. Roberts told the sheriff’s deputy that he had his gun on the playground and must have dropped it when he went to get his son.

The suspect, 31-year-old Anthony Roberts, has a concealed weapons permit, but signs at the entrances to Plaza Fiesta said no weapons were allowed, the report stated.

Roberts was charged with trespassing after notice.

-- The (Rock Hill) Herald
 
Does PA state law allow local governmental entities to go beyond state law in creating victim disarmament zones? I didn't think so. I think they guy may have a statutory defense in the PA premption law.
 
That would be good, it it were in PA. This is Lancaster SC. No the questioin is, was it the correct 30.06 sign required by law?
 
I thought 30.06 was a Texas statute, or are we now using this term generically? Or is this a subtle "Texas is everywhere" jab?
 
If the sign is not 100% valid format according to SC law, it holds no legal weight and the trespassing charge shouldn't stick.

Wouldn't surprise me if they could get him for something about the wreckless endagerment of children though... holy crap, that was an incredibly irresponsible thing to do.
 
30.06=generic, I guess. But heree's SC's law on the sign:
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.
 
he had his gun on the playground and must have dropped it when he went to get his son.
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How could you carry a gun in such a way as to not noticed that you dropped it?
 
They don't say what kind of gun or the caliber or anything. Easily could have been a derringer or other ultra-small handgun that he was pocket carrying. I bet it would be easy to miss if you were focused on your child.

Dope
 
This is a poster scenario for using a holster.
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I think it is more a reason to revoke the turkey's permit. If he can't even keep track of his "concealed" weapon, he is too dumb to be allowed to carry one.
 
I think it is more a reason to revoke the turkey's permit. If he can't even keep track of his "concealed" weapon, he is too dumb to be allowed to carry one.
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And you have never done something stupid that could endanger a persons life?

How about the time you busted the speed record to get to work on time?

You aren't allowed to be the judge until you can be a compassionate and intelligent jury member.
 
This actually took place at a playground (play area) inside a mall. Plaza Fiesta is an outlet mall.

I have to agree with Treo on this:

How could you carry a gun in such a way as to not noticed that you dropped it?
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Even if it was a pocket gun, you would notice it falling out. This was not someone who should have had a gun. If you can't keep track of it when you are carrying...you shouldn't have one. :eek:

On another point, if you are going to ignore the sign, keep the gun out of sight. I am certain the sign does not meet SC No Weapons sign requirements, although I have not been to that mall for quite a while (and I am in Clearwater FL today).
 
Wouldn't surprise me if they could get him for something about the wreckless endagerment of children though... holy crap, that was an incredibly irresponsible thing to do.
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I'm really surprised the York County Solicitor (DA) hasn't charged him with this. Although is would be "reckless endangerment".
 
I think it is more a reason to revoke the turkey's permit. If he can't even keep track of his "concealed" weapon, he is too dumb to be allowed to carry one.
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you gotta wonder how some folks could defend someone who drops their gun in the playground.
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No question. Losing a gun is bad enough, but on a playground for crying out loud. It is truly amazing that there was no tragedy. This guy is a poster child for our opponents.
 
Looks like the NRA's Eddie Eagle program worked out here.

http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/

If you see a gun:

STOP!
Don't Touch.
Leave the Area.
Tell an Adult.
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Except for the "don't touch" part. It sounds like the little girl picked it up and took it to an adult. Four steps seem like too much for little kids anyways. I'd think "don't touch" and "tell an adult" would be all that's really needed.

Anyways, yeah, that's about the most stereotypically irresponsible thing someone could do with a concealed weapon. It sounds like the kind of hypothetical an anti would come up with. They've just got to be holding off on further charges trying to figure out what to throw at him. No way this is just trespassing.
 
god forbid i do something like that though at my age i've learned that i am capable of monumental screwups. if that was me i would kick my own butt pretty good
 
Except for the "don't touch" part. It sounds like the little girl picked it up and took it to an adult. Four steps seem like too much for little kids anyways. I'd think "don't touch" and "tell an adult" would be all that's really needed.
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Technically,you are correct.
But even a blind squirrel(me)finds an acorn once in a while.:)
4 steps with no mis-steps is not too many.
At the age of 7,I was handling Momma's .38 Colt Detective Special.
 
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