Signs hold no force of law in Maryland. They can ask you to leave which could happen if open carrying or for any other reason they want.
This is quite common at most ranges. They, generally, have this rule to avoid unholstering ND’s by customers of unknown proficiency. Basically, it has to do with safety, not the CC aspect, itself. You can simply reholster as soon as you walk out the door.
Because the potential is extraordinarily small. If I’m in a business that finds out I’m carrying (not sure how they’d even find out) and asks me to leave, I leave and wouldn’t come back. Plenty of other stores around. You’re not going to get charged with trespassing unless you don’t leave. Even if a business puts your name on a list, they most likely wouldn’t even remember you the next time unless you’re a total assh*le.
Along the same lines, support MSI as well.
I'm not worried about being charged with trespassing, being trespassed is being told not to come back or you will be trespassing. If you refuse to leave or if you come back, then you are trespassing. I wouldn't count on them not remembering you when a criminal charge could result if you come back, so I would never come back. If they take your name and picture, they may remember you no matter how polite you are. When I was a teen in the '80s, the Columbia Mall was quick to kick out teens because of the "Mall Rats" and you didn't have to be a "Mall Rat" to be caught up in their overzealous enforcement. I was told to leave and threatened with banning for eating in the food court at 19 while in my Class A uniform when home from Army Basic Training. Was I being an AH, nope, just eating and talking with friends who were also eating (we were too young to hang out in bars, and too poor to go to a regular restaurant every time we wanted to eat and talk). When one of those friends came back a few days later, they were recognized and kicked out for returning (even though they hadn't been banned in the initial encounter and even though we were polite the entire time). While I had questioned them kicking out paying customers one of whom was in uniform, I did so respectfully and with all the "sirs" and other respectful language I had just had drummed into me in Basic Training, not in a disrespectful or argumentative manner. Anyway, with gun ranges, they use your name when you reserve a lane so if they take your name to ban you they don't have to recognize you if you try to come back later.
No, but like I said in my initial post, I like this place (other than that rule) and don't want to be kicked out if I print or my shirt lifts up (unlikely, doesn't happen often, but it may only take once). I would assume also that gun range employees would be better attuned to printing than the general public (possibly not true, but more of them are likely gun people than in the general public).
True, it isn't uncommon, but there are ranges that aren't posted. I know that On Target used to be. I haven't been to the Cindy's Hot Shots in Glen Burnie, and they haven't opened at the old On Target location yet, so I don't know if they are posted. I used to like to go to Continental Arms in Timonium quite a bit, but they are a bit too far from where I live now to be convenient. Last time there (about a month ago) I noticed that they are posted no loaded guns unless you have a W&C license and that you have to let them know if you have a W&C and are carrying. I don't know if they allow you to carry on the range, or if you have to unload before entering the range and they only allow carry while in the store. Most other ranges I know are either posted, or too far away for me to use more than once every 2 or 3 years so I didn't pay attention last time I was there (I didn't have my W&C so it didn't matter either way). Most gun stores do not seem to be posted (though some are), and it would probably be more dangerous there (theoretically anyway- live ammo and loaded guns where you are handling and dry firing unloaded guns vs. on the range where you are shooting loaded guns).
