EMNofSeattle
Regular Member
Most of those "governmental facilities" around here (ex State Parks) are Arenas, Event's Centers, and Stadiums which are "leased" to the event promoter and THEY can restrict firearms. Most do.
what type of a lease? a lease where the event promoter is paying rent to the public entity for their private interest? or where the government is simply hiring an event promoter to run the facility for the city?
For instance, Key Arena is managed by a contracter paid by the city to manage the arena for them, as has been established in an earlier thread, they ended up having to allow carry. the Experience Music Project in Seattle Center is "leased" to Paul Allen's group, who pays rent and is the actual occupier of the facility.
for the record, I think the Children's museum can ban firearms since they lease the bottom floor of the armory, and are not open to the general public (for instance, they do not allow adults with no children 12 or under to enter)