Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
My God, do you really think that private property owners shouldn't be allowed to determine whether people can carry concealed weapons inside their establishments???
I love it. That guy strolling down the aisle, frowning at the pineapples, has a Glock in his pocket. Don't cut in front of him at the checkout line!!
I'll tell the waitresses at my favorite restaurant to be extra, extra nice, because if that guy doesn't like the way his eggs are cooked...BLAMMO!!
And since a sports stadium is a public place...don't cheer when the away team hits a homer, because the guy behind you might be packing heat.
Yeah, great idea!
I absolutely think private property owners should be able to restrict firearms. The ruling does not stop that.
The law that was overturned made it automatically illegal to carry in all establishments open to the general public unless they posted a sign allowing it.
It also made it illegal to carry on almost all public property owned or maintained by the government. In some areas that even included public sidewalks.
It is still allowed for private businesses to prohibit firearms if they choose to. All they need to do is either post signage or tell someone to leave.
Also the state is still able to prohibit firearms in some places such as stadiums, bars, hospitals, police stations etc.
The type of people that would use a a firearm in the scenarios you described are going to be carrying it no matter what the law says. This decision has no effect on them.