So why can't I carry in a bank?

[Feign]

This has bugged me for a little while.

Everywhere I read it's generally not a good idea to stroll into a banking establishment with a firearm or any sort of weapon.

They aren't government owned, just insured by the FDIC. They're still a privately owned business not controlled by any sort of state law or within any shadow/grey jurisdiction.

So, why not carry in a bank? Can I legally do this without any problems?

 

[TomN]

I do all the time. Well when I have my carry license. You think I'm going to go into a bank unarmed?

 

[kludge]

You think I'm going to go into a bank unarmed?

+1

 

[jmb79]

This has bugged me for a little while.

Everywhere I read it's generally not a good idea to stroll into a banking establishment with a firearm or any sort of weapon.

They aren't government owned, just insured by the FDIC. They're still a privately owned business not controlled by any sort of state law or within any shadow/grey jurisdiction.

So, why not carry in a bank? Can I legally do this without any problems?

Why do you think you can't carry in a bank? The Indiana Code does not prohibit it.

Thus, we are back to the same old rule that an owner of private property can ask you to leave the premises and if you refuse, you can be cited (or arrested) for trespass.

 

[SEIGUY]

i carry mine into a bank every friday. just in case SHTF. and thats the same reason i carry every day

 

[AFA1CY]

The bank is one of the placed I would CC. People are conditioned to react when they see a weapon in a bank.

And yes, I do carry at the bank.

 

[Mini-14]

I carry in banks.

 

[abnk]

It just so happens that when I need to go to the bank I'm wearing clothes that don't permit concealed carry. My only concern for open-carrying in a bank is being jumped by a guard. To avoid this problem, I use the drive-through.

5/3 told me that if they see anyone carrying they will notify the police--license or not. To accomodate me, they were willing to have a guard escort me from my car, inside the bank, and back. I was going to take them up on it just to prove that they could not do it every time, but it seemed childish so instead, to make a point to these a$$holes, I backed out of a pre-approved mortgage application that was almost finalized. They were not happy about that.

 

[SilentWarrior1]

I especially carry in a bank. This is MY money we're talking about here.

If they ask me to leave, I'll respectfully take my money with me. If they don't respect my choice to carry, they don't respect my money... So I don't respect their ability to hold it.

 

[Feign]

Why do you think you can't carry in a bank? The Indiana Code does not prohibit it.

Right, but it's one of the things I've been struggling with in my head about where I could actually carry (concealed, not open).

I think one of the branches for Home Federal (aka dickbags aka Indiana Bank & Trust now) has metal detectors here in Columbus. I can't be charged with anything should they go off, correct? I don't want to make an example out of myself for carrying into a bank, that's really my only concern and why I haven't, ever.

 

[SilentWarrior1]

Can they have you arrested for simply walking in with it? No. Can they if you refuse to leave? Possibly.

As long as you are legally carrying, they can't do anything to you. However, they may be able to have you arrested for Tresspassing if you refuse to leave.

I'm not a lawyer... this is just how I understand the law.

 

[Feign]

Can they have you arrested for simply walking in with it? No. Can they if you refuse to leave? Possibly.

As long as you are legally carrying, they can't do anything to you. However, they may be able to have you arrested for Tresspassing if you refuse to leave.

I'm not a lawyer... this is just how I understand the law.

No, you're absolutely correct in that they can request that I leave. If I don't then yes I can be arrested for trespassing but otherwise...don't ask, don't tell, right?

So then I'll just play dumb if a detector ever goes off or let them know I'm packing and then they can ask their question(s) accordingly and either ask me to leave or let me do my business then leave peacefully.

 

[SilentWarrior1]

If it were me, I'd take my money and go elsewhere if they pushed the issue. I can save my money just as well as they can.

 

[Glock Lover]

I carry in the bank, I carry everywhere, but especially in the bank. If my clothes don't allow for carry I wear different clothes. If they ask me to leave I will leave end of story. But probably not without expressing that I am not the one they need to worry about.

 

[TRWXXA]

ATMs. Internet. Who actually goes inside banks anymore?

Seriously though... A bank is one place I'd definately be strapped. Banks are getting robbed more than liquor stores these days.

When I was young, every bank had at least one armed guard in the lobby. Bank robberies were popular in the movies, but rarely happened in real life.

Somewhere along the line (in furtherance of their goal to put more of OUR money into THEIR pockets) banks realized, "Hey! The money is insured by the federal government. We don't need to pay someone to stand around protecting it." "We'll get rid of the armed guards, and if any ne'er-do-wells come in to take the money, we'll just give it to them."

Apparently the ne'er-do-wells have figured it out. Seems like no week goes by without a bank robbery making headlines.

 

[Soundslikejosh]

Its amazing what happens when you allow people to take advantage of you.

 

[Lars]

Its amazing what happens when you allow people to take advantage of you.

Warning..... You have been......

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Tell me we're not allowing ourselves to be taken advantage of.

 

[jrogers]

Welfare? Seriously?

This is a gun forum. Take your pet issue back to freerepublic where it belongs.

 

[BloodEclipse]

Banks are ok and I carry at my Credit Union but I wonder if Federal Credit Unions are off limits? I searched and was not able to find anything for sure on this.

 

[AFA1CY]

Banks are ok and I carry at my Credit Union but I wonder if Federal Credit Unions are off limits? I searched and was not able to find anything for sure on this.

NO, NO, NO, and NO!
Credit unions are no different then any other bank.
IANAL - WMMV