Sc0tt
Regular Member
So I was in the waffle house in Hillsborogh (yeah I get around) paying for the meal I just ate when the customer behind me ask what I'm carrying. I looked back and told him, and a small conversation about gun rights insuded (A real friendly guy)
The manager walked over and asked me what he meant by "carrying". I twisted my hip around to show him my holstered hand-gun. He quickly changed his attitude to you have to leave that is not allowed in the store.
I apologized and told him I did not see a sign on the door and I did not know. The manager walks to the corner of the store and point to a small sign about 3x3 or 4x4 inches (not even near the door) and says yes it is posted.
I pointed out that If the sign was in the store how was I suppose to know until I got in the store and happened to walk by his business card sized sign.
He said it was also on the out side of the store. We walk out side and he goes all the way to the ass end of the store near the dumpster about as far away from the door as you can get and still be on the same side of the building and shows me a sign.
At this point I told him that I was sorry again, HOWEVER he might want to look at NC law which requires a sign banning handguns on the premises to be posted conspicuously and that neither one were. I informed him I was leaving and would be in touch with Waffle house corporate offices.
Now The question is: If a business has a gun busters sign that is clearly not visible or "posted conspicuously" is it legal?
The manager walked over and asked me what he meant by "carrying". I twisted my hip around to show him my holstered hand-gun. He quickly changed his attitude to you have to leave that is not allowed in the store.
I apologized and told him I did not see a sign on the door and I did not know. The manager walks to the corner of the store and point to a small sign about 3x3 or 4x4 inches (not even near the door) and says yes it is posted.
I pointed out that If the sign was in the store how was I suppose to know until I got in the store and happened to walk by his business card sized sign.
He said it was also on the out side of the store. We walk out side and he goes all the way to the ass end of the store near the dumpster about as far away from the door as you can get and still be on the same side of the building and shows me a sign.
At this point I told him that I was sorry again, HOWEVER he might want to look at NC law which requires a sign banning handguns on the premises to be posted conspicuously and that neither one were. I informed him I was leaving and would be in touch with Waffle house corporate offices.
Now The question is: If a business has a gun busters sign that is clearly not visible or "posted conspicuously" is it legal?