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This is for basically ANY financial institutions corporate offices. My question is about the Bank of America Corporate Offices in Plano specifically. They have the generic no guns allowed signage that is NO WHERE NEAR the verbiage of the 30.06/30.07 signs. (The possession or use of any weapons on the Bank of America premises by any employee, vendor, customer or other visitors is strictly prohibited) I asked why, and the security lady said it was because it's a government building. I told her that just because their branches are insured by the FDIC, that doesn't automatically make all locations government property. Her reasoning was because the company does observe ALL Federal Holidays.. LOL Anyone have any other information on whether this is true or not? I don't believe any property around there is government.

Trace wrote:This is for basically ANY financial institutions corporate offices. My question is about the Bank of America Corporate Offices in Plano specifically. They have the generic no guns allowed signage that is NO WHERE NEAR the verbiage of the 30.06/30.07 signs. (The possession or use of any weapons on the Bank of America premises by any employee, vendor, customer or other visitors is strictly prohibited) I asked why, and the security lady said it was because it's a government building. I told her that just because their branches are insured by the FDIC, that doesn't automatically make all locations government property. Her reasoning was because the company does observe ALL Federal Holidays.. LOL Anyone have any other information on whether this is true or not? I don't believe any property around there is government.

Carry away (though I recommend concealed). If the sign doesn't meet the requirements, it is not legally enforceable. If BoA offices were, in fact, a Federal building, then they should have posted the 18 USC 926 notice that every federal building I've ever been in posts. But even then they would be full of it, because they are not a federal building.

Some will now tell you that you've been orally notified by the security guard that you can't carry in the BoA building, but I'd argue that it depends on what they said...

Funny, but we had the same conversation at the Houston Breakfast last Friday where an LEO stated that carry was not allowed in a credit union because it was a Federal Building.
Puma guy tried to gently persuade the officer, who couldn't site the statute, but "just knew" that concealed carry was not allowed.
Years ago I remember that all banks had some kind of sign stating that robbing a bank was a Federal offense. Maybe that is part of the confusion.
I don't remember seeing that sign in a very long time. I haven't been in a BofA fora very very long time. The last time was around 1974.

One of the reasons I use Bank of America is because none that I have been in prohibit licensed concealed carry of a handgun. I have not noticed if they have a 07 sign up. I think if they did I would have noticed, but I have not observed anyone foolish or slow thinking enough to open carry in the bank.

Trace wrote:This is for basically ANY financial institutions corporate offices. My question is about the Bank of America Corporate Offices in Plano specifically. They have the generic no guns allowed signage that is NO WHERE NEAR the verbiage of the 30.06/30.07 signs. (The possession or use of any weapons on the Bank of America premises by any employee, vendor, customer or other visitors is strictly prohibited) I asked why, and the security lady said it was because it's a government building. I told her that just because their branches are insured by the FDIC, that doesn't automatically make all locations government property. Her reasoning was because the company does observe ALL Federal Holidays.. LOL Anyone have any other information on whether this is true or not? I don't believe any property around there is government.

Discussions with places like this can be tricky. You don't want to tell them that they're wrong or give them any idea that they could be wrong so that they will go and discover they're wrong and the proper way to post their offices. IMO, since we know it's not a federal building and the sign is not enforceable, it's best to just go about our business and not say anything. To each their own, though. If I were to somehow find myself in a discussion like that with the business itself, I would try and just nod my head in agreement to let them remain ignorant and to not receive oral notification. Because, if they say that guns aren't allowed in there because it's a federal building when it isn't is one thing, but if they simply state that they don't allow guns in their building then you've been given effective oral notification. That's why, IMO, and many others' that it is best to not engage them in any discussion at all regarding the issue.

I used to work there. It's in the employee handbook to not have firearms. It doesn't say anything about bringing people there who do, last time I checked of course. I can say it is NOT a government building and the security guard is incorrect, as people have previously said.

I also agree with C-dub, let's not give them a proper way to keep us out.

I do not think this is the corporate office for Texas. The main office for Texas is 901 Main St. Dallas, Texas. The building is owned by someone else, BOA just lease the floors. I do not recall see any signs posted on the building, but I will double check.

If the Google search for BofA Corporate offices in Plano is the same building you are talking about, the Collin County Appraisal District shows six owners at that address with four being BofA and none a government entity.