Hello, I am new to the site as well. I am also in Louisville. I would love to go a local gathering of fellow OCers. I have been OCing for about a month and have been to a few places out in the Middletown / Jtown area. Don't have anything grand just a S&W .38 chief special airweight i carry in a blackhawk serpa holster. I am hoping to purchase a new hand gun to replace it as my EDC. Thinking about a Glock, M&P, or XD. So far the M&P is winning the fight. Still not sure of the caliper either. I want at least a .40 if not a .45.
I thought I would share some of my findings with you.
The louisville zoo sports a no gun sign and sites krs 527.070 claiming because of children on field trips they qualify as school grounds.
My days with stockyards bank are now numbered. I have just talked with my branch manger who call their "head security guy" and I have been informed not to bring a gun into a branch for fear of "alarming staff and or customers". I was told by one of their cashiers that they are trained to call the police if anyone enters they bank armed with a gun but was told by the branch manger that if it was CC then they wouldn't see it. Anyone know of a bank that wont required me to disarm myself before entering their branches?
I have been to (2) walmarts, waffle house, ihop, penn station, (3)thorntons, cox's smoke shop, meijer's, kroger's, lotus gunworks, bluegrass indoor range, and open range (in crestwood) all with out incident. I even had a FBI agent open the door for me at penn station. Have not had any run ins with LEOs yet.
First off, welcome to the OC forum, Kniss.
Secondly, about this bank issue. Do you personally work at the bank or is this just the bank that you do business with? Do they have a "NO Firearms Allowed" sign posted? If not, then they're completely talking out of their hats! According to KRS, I've not found anything that states that it's illegal to carry there. There is one possible except, that being if there's a federal law connected to banks. FDIC does not count! The best way to handle this issue is to go for your CCDW, that way you can just carry concealed without any of the hassles that one would/will encounter with open carry.
Third, as for the Zoo. Is there any signage posted? There is NO legal basis for their statement claiming to be "like a school". KRS 527.070 is ONLY in reference to schools (K-12) and even then, their are exceptions!
KRS 527.070 section 1 states:
A person is guilty of unlawful possession of a weapon on school property when he knowingly deposits, possesses, or carries, whether openly or concealed, for purposes other than instructional or school-sanctioned ceremonial purposes, or the purposes permitted in subsection (3) of this section, any firearm or other deadly weapon, destructive device, or booby trap device in any public or private school building or bus, on any public or private school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field, or any other property owned, used, or operated by any board of education, school, board of trustees, regents, or directors for the administration of any public or private educational institution. The provisions of this section shall not apply to institutions of postsecondary or higher education.
So, unless that zoo is under the board of education, it is NOT classified as a "school". Hence forth, the sign is illegal, in reference to that point.
If you'd like to discuss this further, just post a new thread on here. There are others here that are better versed than I on these topics.