From 1995-97, it did mean something. The trouble with such signs is that they can be practically hidden, but still have the weight of law. If a CHL were caught violating such a sign, or even a small 4x4 "ghost busters" sticker, there would be endless court battles about whether the sign in question was adequate to give notice that CHLs couldn't enter while armed.78641 wrote:Back at the bank. It's not 30.06 posted, but the door says "no weapons allowed". I understand this has no legal meaning, and I can carry there. My question is why doesn't this sign mean anything?
Here's why it's important: criminal trespass is a Class C misdemeanor, but if you're carrying a deadly weapon it jumps all the way up to Class A.
To protect CHLs from getting in serious legal trouble (facing up to one year in jail) by inadvertently breezing past a generic "no guns" sign, PC 30.06 was added in 1997. This also prevented a years-long battle court battle over establishing a statewide standard of "sufficient notice".