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So, I did a little recon on the Shoreline Center on 185th. It apparently houses a lot of things like the Shoreline School District offices, multiple representatives' offices (such as Jay Inslee), and conference rooms.
That said, the center is made up of many, many buildings, some of which are connected to each other. I'm willing to bet your event is going to be in one of the conference rooms in Building B or in the auditorium in Building A on the North side of the center. The school district offices are located in Building D on the West side of the center.
As you can see from the below pictures, the North entrance to building C (which is connected to A and B) does not have any signage whatsoever indicating it as a Gun Free Zone, while the West entrance to Building D does have a small sign on the door indicating it as a Gun Free Zone:
The North Entrance to Building C:
The lack of GFZ signage at the North Entrance:
The West Entrance to Building D:
The Gun Free Zone sign at the West Entrance to Building D:
Map of the center with clear text of what each building contains:
Map of the center with clear indication of what each building is:
Now, if it were me, due to the fact that it's considered school property, yet not an "area" being used "exclusively" by the school, I would CC and continue on as normal, knowing I would be within the law if I was forced (God forbid) to unconceal and present deadly force.
The reason I say this is because all it takes is one person to say to an LEO that you've got a gun and unless they have read the law as carefully as you and I have, I would bet $20 you'd end up in handcuffs.
Plus someone might make the argument that because the buildings connect physically to each other that they are the same "area of facilit
", even though it obviously isn't and the map is very clear in dividing the facility into separate buildings.
I am not a lawyer. Carry at your own risk!
