If the law allows people to carry guns, doesnt' that already imply that
they can carry them into restaurants?
If the law allows people to carry guns, doesnt' that already imply that
they can carry them into restaurants?
No. If it is private property then they can set the rules for entry. The
only way it would be illegal is if they said White people can carry a gun
and black people can't.
On October 4, Sam wrote:
What if they said right handers can carry weapons, but not lefties?If the law allows people to carry guns, doesnt' that already imply thatNo. If it is private property then they can set the rules for entry. The
they can carry them into restaurants?
only way it would be illegal is if they said White people can carry a gun
and black people can't.
On 10/14/2023 1:39 AM, RichD wrote:
On October 4, Sam wrote:
What if they said right handers can carry weapons, but not lefties?If the law allows people to carry guns, doesnt' that already imply that >>>> they can carry them into restaurants?No. If it is private property then they can set the rules for entry. The >>> only way it would be illegal is if they said White people can carry a
gun
and black people can't.
That's not a "protected class", so it would probably be okay. But it's
quite possible that a law protecting lefties would be enacted within a
year or two if any significant number of places did it.
On 10/14/2023 12:00 PM, Barry Gold wrote:
On 10/14/2023 1:39 AM, RichD wrote:
On October 4, Sam wrote:
What if they said right handers can carry weapons, but not lefties?If the law allows people to carry guns, doesnt' that already implyNo. If it is private property then they can set the rules for entry.
that
they can carry them into restaurants?
The
only way it would be illegal is if they said White people can carry a
gun
and black people can't.
That's not a "protected class", so it would probably be okay. But it's
quite possible that a law protecting lefties would be enacted within a
year or two if any significant number of places did it.
It might be a violation of the ADA. Being left handed could be considered
a disability. It could probably be done by rule change or executive order.
"Anyone who is regarded as having a disability even if their life
activities are not substantially limited, such as a person with adequately >controlled diabetes or a facial disfigurement."
"...
Just to be clear - the original question wasn't whether left-handers
could be excluded from the restaurant but whether left-handers could be excluded from carrying a gun into the restaurant. Most guns are
designed for right-handers, so I wonder if the restaurant could make a
claim that a left-hander carrying what is probably a right-handed gun
was somehow more of a safety hazard than a rightie carrying a gun.
I also started thinking that maybe a rule against lefties carrying guns
was some kind of metaphorical political statement - like, it's okay for right-handers, i.e., republicans, to carry guns, but not for lefties,
i.e., democrats, to do so.
BTW, an ancillary problem here is how do you determine a person's
handedness, other than just asking them? Do you make them sign their
name? Some people can sign their name with either hand. Some people -
like me - were born left-handed but forced to learn to write with the right-hand because that's what schools did back in the early 50s.
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BTW, an ancillary problem here is how do you determine a person's
handedness, other than just asking them? Do you make them sign
their name? Some people can sign their name with either hand.
Some people - like me - were born left-handed but forced to learn
to write with the right-hand because that's what schools did back
in the early 50s.
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