Quote Originally Posted by GeoFisher View Post
I understand what you're saying KY, and I know a TON of people who pay no attention to those signs, except govt buildings.

I don't know the legal ramifications of ignoring the wishes of a private building owner though. Is is just trespassing or something else.
It's not even trespassing, it's a civil matter, settled by you leaving the premises. The difference for government buildings and the like is that there is a law saying you can't carry a weapon there. There's no law saying you can't carry a weapon into a theater, and the proprietor posting a sign saying "No Firearms" or something like that doesn't mean he has thereby passed a piece of legislation making it illegal. Now, if they ask you to leave, and you refuse, THEN it might be trespassing, but I think the charge would probably be disorderly conduct... I don't know.

And believe it or not, the same is true of a lot of illegal immigration. Something I just learned recently, that I thought was interesting, (and I'll bet the rest of this board does to!) is that the people who come into this country legally, but stay longer than their visa allows, or basically NEVER leave, aren't in violation of ANY CRIMINAL STATUTE. It's entirely a civil matter, settled when they leave the country.