Hammerhead
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Hammerhead, I was the person locked in an Indiana National Bank door trap and posted it up. One of the things the LEO chewed the manager about was that they had nothing posted saying it was against that banks rules to legally carry on their property. If it had been posted then I could have been cited for trespass.
When you step on private property you are agreeing to abide by the rules of the owner. Its just like buying a ticket to a sporting event, you agree to abide by their rules or you agree to leave or you agree to be arrested.
You can say signage doesn't mean anything, right up until they cuff and stuff you if you don't abide by the rules that an owner of private property has. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights apply to everyone on public property the same and no government can change that. They stop at private property. You don't have the right to carry on someones private property. You don't have the right to peaceful assembly on someones private property. You don't have the right to religion on someones private property. You don't have the right to freedom of speech on someones private property. They can grant you permission or deny permission for any or all.
If any of that was false, then it wouldn't be possible to cite for trespass.
Your final statement is true. It is then a trespass issue. Not a carry issue. They must request you leave, not lock you in before you are informed. As has been proven and discussed at length in several other threads, no carry signs do not constitute prior knowledge and a business owner or his agent (employee) must ask you to leave, and if you do not, it is trespass. They can't stop you from carrying other than that, even with stupid company policy.