Can you explain this sign to me ?

F5guy · May 20, 2018

As you enter Zoe’s Kitchen in Annapolis on wall near door. I asked the cashiers what it meant and they were like deer in headlights. Isn’t open carry banned anyway ?

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TheOriginalMexicanBob · May 20, 2018

No walking through the wall while openly carrying a sidearm. Doing so with a concealed sidearm is ok.

Kagetsu · May 20, 2018

The only people who can open carry in Annapolis are uniformed cops. Soooo...

Threeband · May 20, 2018

The sign cites 6-402 which reads

Article - Criminal Law
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§6–402.
(a) A person may not enter or trespass on property that is posted conspicuously against trespass by:
(1) signs placed where they reasonably may be seen; or
(2) paint marks that:
(i) conform with regulations that the Department of Natural Resources adopts under § 5–209 of the Natural Resources Article; and
(ii) are made on trees or posts that are located:
1. at each road entrance to the property; and
2. adjacent to public roadways, public waterways, and other land adjoining the property.
(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:
(1) for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both;
(2) for a second violation occurring within 2 years after the first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and
(3) for each subsequent violation occurring within 2 years after the preceding violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
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So that clears it up!

rseymorejr · May 20, 2018

It's more polite than "No Cops Allowed"?

traveller · May 20, 2018

Threeband said:
The sign cites 6-402 which reads

So that clears it up!

So, no hunting at the takeout counter.

Stoveman · May 20, 2018

Kagetsu said:
The only people who can open carry in Annapolis are uniformed cops. Soooo...

There is no prohibition against open carry for those who have a MD Wear & Carry permit.

Mr H · May 20, 2018

OK... so all CC is OK with them, whether it's legal or not?!!!

Sheesh... what doofs.

danb · May 20, 2018

Looks to me as though they have a lot of southern stores and a few MD and NJ stores. Looks to me as though someone in corporate was told to find an appropriate sign for MD, not really knowing the law. I am sure this is a corporate policy.

I wonder what the NJ sign says, lol.

Applehd · May 20, 2018

Stoveman said:
There is no prohibition against open carry for those who have a MD Wear & Carry permit.

Beat me to it...

28Shooter · May 20, 2018

It means that right thinking people should spend their dollars elsewhere.

Biggfoot44 · May 21, 2018

Post #9 .

And Post #11 .

Rab1515 · May 21, 2018

Stoveman said:
There is no prohibition against open carry for those who have a MD Wear & Carry permit.

Right behind you. Although OC would probably go over better in my neck of the woods, but for now I stick to only OCing on my property.

Blaster229 · May 21, 2018

Technically shouldn't it be at/on the door? The act already happened if you walked in and saw it on a back wall.

Applehd · May 21, 2018

It should be prominently displayed on the front door in plain sight where all the snowflakes can see it and FEEL safe to enter... and for all those legally permitted to carry a firearm to bypass this establishment. In the event of a situation where they may need to have police respond, well... maybe they could just work it out on their own.

ETA... Added to the list of places the my fat ass will NEVER grace their doorway.

eruby · May 21, 2018

Can you explain why you were in Zoe's Kitchen?

I'd sooner eat a 7-11 bean burrito.

CrazySanMan · May 21, 2018

danb said:
Looks to me as though they have a lot of southern stores and a few MD and NJ stores. Looks to me as though someone in corporate was told to find an appropriate sign for MD, not really knowing the law. I am sure this is a corporate policy.

I wonder what the NJ sign says, lol.

There's a Zoe's Kitchen less than a mile from my house, it's one of my wife's favorite places for a quick meal. It doesn't have a GFZ sign posted anywhere, I carry there every time we go there.

pbharvey · May 21, 2018

So guns are ok in the front of the store but not in the back of the store?
Seems backwards to me.
People at the end of the line are more likely to be upset and therefore shoot the place up.
Maybe they should put some coat hooks near the sign so once you reach it you can take your pistol off and hang it up until you’re done your meal.

danb · May 21, 2018

CrazySanMan said:
There's a Zoe's Kitchen less than a mile from my house, it's one of my wife's favorite places for a quick meal. It doesn't have a GFZ sign posted anywhere, I carry there every time we go there.

does CO have some sort of pre-emption for this?

It is a little bizarre to see this sign in MD. If some corporate bureaucrat asshat is not to blame, well its even more bizarre.

maybe they are trying to prevent a robbery... :lol2:

lazarus · May 21, 2018

Open carry of long guns is perfectly fine in MD unless it is as at protest and police have informed you that OC has been banned.

They just don’t want someone sauntering in with an AR-15 on their shoulder.

Or are idiots.

I’d go with the later.

Can you explain this sign to me ?

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