If you bring a gun onto private property where guns are banned, can the owner seize and keep your gun?

Question

This isn't a real-life situation, I'm curious to know how this works legally. It doesn't have to be a gun necessarily, maybe they ban cell phones or red purses. Assume they have made their policy of seizing the banned property clear and public and you know about it.

(real answers *only* please, thank you!)

Answer 1

No, it is your property. If someone takes property that is yours, call the police and report a theft.

Handguns especially, as they are registered and would even be illegal for the confiscator to posess without your permission.
Or even illegal for them to posesss WITH your permission without you being present!!! (i cant even loan one of my pistols to my mother, if i'm not standing right next to her.)

Do not listen to any of these people that say that someone can seize your personal property because you are on their property. They can only ask you to leave. If you enter a rock-concert with a camera for example, it is not prohobited by law, it is prohibited by the organizers. They can offer to take it, escort you away with it, or call the police.

Answer 2

No! They can only ask you to leave the premises or to take the gun out of their establishment and then return. They can not seize your gun. In fact the law is very specific about the way that they post signs banning guns, it must be a certain size font and stuff. I don't remember specifics from the conceal and carry class that I took but I'm sure if you check your states laws on this you will find something similar

Answer 3

I believe that once u enter property and it is clearly marked as being private and you were caught there with a weapon of some kind that was posted as being banned then yes the once owned by you property could be seized from you, but not claimed as their own property. I believe that the owner if they were serious about their postings would call the local law enforcement agency and they would take possession of whatever it is that your not supposed to have. not to mention you could get a fine for tresspassing.

Answer 4

No, they may not seize your legally owned property. And, assuming you are carrying a handgun and have a valid concealed carry permit, the situation is as follows ..They ask you to leave because they *somehow* discovered you were carrying a concealed firearm (you idiot ! That's why they call it CONCEALED CARRY !). If you refuse to leave, then you can be succesfully charged with trespass. That's it. It can go further downhill tho' if you argue with the responding officer(s).
Since it's private property they can ban anything (as long as your state/local laws don't pre-empt that... a topic best discussed with someone in your area expert in such law).

Answer 5

I continue to be stunned by the level of misinformation when it comes to gun laws. PLEASE if you don't know for a fact that something is the law please do not guess. The law is not what "makes sense to you" or "what you heard this guy say one time" it's what is actually written in the code! Guns are serious business, and breaking a firearm-related law can have life-long consequences.

If you're looking for a simple answer to your question, I'm afraid there isn't one. Gun laws vary state by state in regards to where you can't carry them and whether or not a "no guns allowed" sign has any weight of law. For example, in Texas and Ohio, a properly formatted sign does carry weight of law and you are breaking the law if you ignore it. In PA and VA, they can only ask you to leave, and then if you don't you can be charged with trespassing.

As far as where the law says you can't carry, again it varies by state. For example, in Ohio you can't carry anyplace that sells alcohol for on-premesis consumption. In Virginia, you can't carry concealed if they serve alcohol but open-carry is allowed. In PA, there are no restrictions and you can carry pretty much anyhwere except schools and places prohibited by Federal law. (post offices and most Federal buildings).

www.packing.org has a lot of good information. Know the law before you carry a gun. Be safe!

Answer 6

In theory the item (cell phone for instance) "may" be
confiscated till after "the show" or "event" or "program" after you
have made that choice.

Like this: Sir, the house policy is "no cell phones" you can leave it
here in the security office & pick it up after the event,take it and
leave it in your car,or you must leave the building.

As to firearms: It is against the law, (in most states), to enter a
public building,(post office,libary,court house,city hall,etc.)while in
possession of a firearm.Also included are establishments that serve alcohol.

In this case you will be dealing with the police not the owner of
the business.

Answer 7

I think they can't forcefully cease your property. However, they can ban you from THEIR property and then if you don't leave, they can call the police to arrest you for tresspassing. Usually, like in court houses or airports, they give you the choice of surrending the offending items voluntarily or leaving.

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Answer 9

No, they can't take your gun. They can have you arrested for trespassing. It's private property, they can keep you off of there for any reason.

Answer 10

no - they cannot take your property away from you. that would be theft (criminal) or conversion (civil).

they can only ask you to leave, and if you refuse, they can call the police to press charges for trespass (or sue you civilly for the same).