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RossA wrote:Help me out here. I thought that it was a federal law (regardless of state CHL rules) that you can't bring any gun into a federally chartered or insured bank.

I've never heard of such a law. The United States Code is pretty complicated, but diligent people dig up these things.

- Jim

The Galveston branch isn't. It is inside an office building that has an obsolete sign. Maybe they think that works.

- Jim

Abraham, given the way the federal government tries to keep weapons out of various places, it's reasonable to ask about banks and credit unions.

I'm sure if they could have found a cosntitutionally acceptable way to keep weapons out of those places, they would have.

- Jim

KD5NRH wrote:Do you disarm before buying Federal ammunition?

Now I wonder if it's legal to shoot a Colt Government Model.

- Jim

When a bank (by whatever name) has "federal" or "national" in its name, that simply means that the institution is chartered by the federal government. The CHL situation is the same as most other businesses: You can carry unless it is 30.06 posted.

Some JSC branches are posted. (I'm aware of this because I am a member.)

- Jim