This is what I had been assuming, but you know what they say about the word "assume". I thought I'd ask here because easements were being discussed.Grundy1133 wrote:...
IANAL but i'd say just the fence because that's where it's located.
Many easements include pipelines transporting highly flammable product. I have wondered if the no-carry exhortation was part of the overall policy for all activities in those areas to be intrinsically safe - no potential ignition sources of any kind may be present, including a dischargeable weapon.
Additionally, unscrupulous individuals use easements for target practice. Utility easements are long and linear and so they attract such people. In fact, there's a well-known outdoor gun range in my area which has, on occasion, gone onto social media to disavow certain apparently-illegal activities such as guns that probably fall under the ban (i.e., fully automatic). People occasionally show up in the easement near their facility hoping that the legit sound of nearby gun fire will cover the sound of their own guns. And then the facility will get on social media saying something like, "We hear a machine gun out there but for the record, it's not on our property and it's not one of our patrons." So for that reason as well, I've wondered if these signs are an attempt to exclude carry from the entire easement.
