WalkingWolf
Regular Member
I think this post is entirely off topic. The question is does a sign stating the preference of a business have the force of law without any other communication from the owner/agent of owner. We are not talking about entering to commit a crime or refusing to leave after being asked to.
Can I put up a sign that says " No gum chewing" and anyone I see in my business chewing gum goes to jail? I just call 911 and they will send a couple cars to take the perp to jail? And not seeing the sign is no excuse?
Let's pick something that is more possible that does not relate to firearms or an obvious crime. Many businesses have one or several of these notices, no recording, no solicitation, no photography on premises. And time after time when those signs are ignored the people are arrested, and charged with trespass. It is a crime to ignore a posted notice and trespass onto the property. People do regularly get ejected or arrested for disregarding posted rules. The most common place for this is hospitals, university, and so on. It does not even have to be posted on the door. I have made trespass arrests for yelling in the university library with no signs posted.
Sometimes I agree with you, but this one is clear, but then there is only one way for a person to test this out. BTW I have not checked with OP's state, but in NC it is a misdemeanor to enter a no firearms posted establishment with a firearm, which is the context we are talking about.