Bank Carry

It seems like if there was a Federal law, it would show up somewhere near 18 USC 930, which covers firearm possession on Federal property.
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/930.html

But there is no mention of banks as Federal property there. My NC CCW permit training course handbook lists banks as off-limits, but lists only a state statute as the reference. The listing proscribing carry on Federal property does not list the Federal (or any) statute. I think the Feds are out of the loop.



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The Bank one in Prescott Valley AZ put up a no firearms allowed sign on the door.I talked to the manager and probably was one of many but the sign was taken down.If it goes back up I will take my account to another bank.The manager was a very nice lady.

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In Texas it is perfectly legal to carry in a bank unless the Penal Code statute 30.06 sigh is posted.

Signs like "no guns" or "no weapons" doesn't cut it. You can still enter with CCW.

CMOS

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Banks are not federal property, they aren't even quasi-federal property.

FDCI is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

A separate insurance entity, the National Credit Union Association, covers deposits at federally chartered credit unions.

State-chartered credit unions may or may not participate in the NCUA, or may be protected under a state sponsored deposit insurance program.

None of those programs has the right to prohibit firearms carry in a bank.

And you know, when you get right down to it, the money contained in private banking institutions is NOT the property of the federal government. It is the property of those who have it on deposit and the bank that holds it.

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VaughnT:

I am a SC CWP holder. I also assist a SLED-certified CWP instructor during some of his weekend classes.

The only section of SC law that details _specific_ areas where a SC CWP is invalid is section 23-31-215(M), which lists the following off-limits areas:

(1) police, sheriff, or highway patrol station or any other law enforcement office or facility;
(2) detention facility, prison, or jail or any other correctional facility or office;
(3) courthouse or courtroom;
(4) polling place on election days;
(5) office of or the business meeting of the governing body of a county, public school district, municipality, or special purpose district;
(6) school or college athletic event not related to firearms;
(7) day care facility or pre-school facility;
(8) place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law;
(9) church or other established religious sanctuary;
(10) hospital, medical clinic, doctor's office, or any other facility where medical services or procedures are performed unless expressly authorized by the employee.

In addition, you many not carry into a business that posts a "no concealed weapons" sign at the main entrance. You may not carry into a private individual's home without his permission.

No mention of banks. Since we've pretty much established that there is no federal statute against CWP in banks, I think it's clear that the only _legal_ impediment in SC to bank carry is a posted sign against CWP.

You said that "In SC, the info provided with a CCW clearly states that banks are verboten". I hand photocopies of this info out at the CWP classes, plus I recently got another copy of it from SLED when I did a change-of-address for my CWP. Again, banks were mentioned nowhere in the info.

If anyone can show an error here on my part, please correct me.
 
Does all this mean I shouldn't be carrying when I go to the Post Office?
 
PreserveFreedom, in anwer to your question - Yes! You should not be carrying in a Post Office. They are considered Federal Property, even if they are only leased buildings, and as such are off limits.

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(9) church or other established religious sanctuary;

Given the gungrabber's usual penchant for separation of church and state, what business is it of the state of S. Carolina (or N. Carolina, even) to pass laws regulating what firearms a church congregation could have?

rick

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I get it now. I live in Indiana and carry all the time unless it is a "safe" :(read- please rob and kill me) zone. I will carry in banks here in my state, and I believe the name FDIC being listed as a "corporation" is the key point here. I will probably carry even if a sign is posted, 'cause I believe the property owner has to give you a chance to comply with his rule before an arrest can occur. In that case, unless ABSOLUTELY necessary, I will not do business there anyway.
Thanks for all the replies. Steve

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