SDSwami Wrote:Minnesota now has a law stating that a public building must have a sign posting that it is illegal to carry a firearm on that premise. Everywhere you go, there's a sign on the door saying it's illegal to carry a gun inside.
That's the way anti-gun public officials get around state laws. I have no problem with private individuals and businesses deciding not to permit firearms inside (based upon property rights), but all public places and places of public resort (like malls, etc.) should be permissible places to be armed, unless there are specific security concerns. Courtrooms are probably
not good places to be armed, for example. I've seen passions flaming too often in court.
[Dean Koontz spoiler]: There's a scene in Odd Thomas that would never have happened if citizens could carry in malls in that jurisdiction. And the restaurant murders in Kileen, TX were unnecessary. I recall that one of the patrons left her pistol in her car because she couldn't carry inside. Here in Indiana, you don't need permits for longarms, nor to possess handguns in your homes or fixed places of business; and carry permits are issued on a "shall issue" basis (you get the permit unless your are disqualified under state law).