marshaul
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So I went with my family to visit Colonial Williamsburg over the weekend.
Overall we had a really good time, but I did have a couple "interactions."
On our last day (today), one employee ran(!) up to me and asked me if I had cleared my gun with security. I said, "No, why would I do that? Several security guards have seen me. None of them said anything..."
He proceeds to explain that since Williamsburg gets "federal funding," private guns are prohibited (I don't pretend to follow this logic). He then asked me to conceal my weapon. I explained that, since I didn't have a permit, that would be illegal. He seemed quite surprised that I didn't have a permit, so I briefly explained VA OC to him.
He wouldn't let the issue drop, so after he asked me to conceal again I said "OK, fine", walked off, and proceeded to ignore him. If he'd asked me to leave, I would have done it, but this guy was clueless.
The last stop we made was the gunsmith, who informed me that security "might" have a problem with it, since it's private property and they have a "no guns" policy, but he didn't have a problem with it himself. I said that we'd been there all weekend and had security walk right past me, with no issues.
Other than that, I had no issues anywhere. I OCed the whole time, in the hotel, in town, on tours, etc. We even went into the Rockefeller Folk & Decorative Art Museum, where they had a "No guns and swords downstairs" sign. At first I was a little annoyed, but when the lady at the desk proceeded to take water bottles and "disarm" some kids of their toy guns, I realized the point of the rules was to prevent damage to the exhibits from careless children. As it happened, my holstered firearm presented no danger to the exhibits, and I had no problem spending two or three hours perusing the museum. The security guards there were extremely friendly and helpful, in fact. No mention was made of my sidearm by them or any of the staff.
So I went with my family to visit Colonial Williamsburg over the weekend.
Overall we had a really good time, but I did have a couple "interactions."
On our last day (today), one employee ran(!) up to me and asked me if I had cleared my gun with security. I said, "No, why would I do that? Several security guards have seen me. None of them said anything..."
He proceeds to explain that since Williamsburg gets "federal funding," private guns are prohibited (I don't pretend to follow this logic). He then asked me to conceal my weapon. I explained that, since I didn't have a permit, that would be illegal. He seemed quite surprised that I didn't have a permit, so I briefly explained VA OC to him.
He wouldn't let the issue drop, so after he asked me to conceal again I said "OK, fine", walked off, and proceeded to ignore him. If he'd asked me to leave, I would have done it, but this guy was clueless.
The last stop we made was the gunsmith, who informed me that security "might" have a problem with it, since it's private property and they have a "no guns" policy, but he didn't have a problem with it himself. I said that we'd been there all weekend and had security walk right past me, with no issues.
Other than that, I had no issues anywhere. I OCed the whole time, in the hotel, in town, on tours, etc. We even went into the Rockefeller Folk & Decorative Art Museum, where they had a "No guns and swords downstairs" sign. At first I was a little annoyed, but when the lady at the desk proceeded to take water bottles and "disarm" some kids of their toy guns, I realized the point of the rules was to prevent damage to the exhibits from careless children. As it happened, my holstered firearm presented no danger to the exhibits, and I had no problem spending two or three hours perusing the museum. The security guards there were extremely friendly and helpful, in fact. No mention was made of my sidearm by them or any of the staff.