Concealed carry in banks.

[Dietrich]

If you legally carry a concealed handgun you should be aware that it is illegal to carry in a bank.Fine,I don`t carry when I go into the bank.But what if I go to the drive-thru window? Technically,I`m not inside the bank but I am at a teller`s window.Is it still illegal to carry?
Here`s another question regarding a bank.I live in a suburb of Raleigh,N.C..Over the last decade or so ,banks have started opening mini-branches in grocery stores.At these stores there is no sign prohibiting the carrying of firearms. Now I know I can`t walk up to the teller`s window while I`m carrying but because there is a bank in the grocery store,does that make the entire store a gun free zone?The answers will have to come from the N.C.Department of Justice but I wanted to bring these questions to my friends attention so we all can be well informed.Our cc privilige is a delicate one and I don`t want mine to be destroyed by an anti-gun politician over a technicality.What do y`all think?

[500KV]

If you legally carry a concealed handgun you should be aware that it is illegal to carry in a bank.
That must be a NC law Dietrich.

There's no law in my state that prohibits CCW in a bank unless a sign prohibiting weapons is posted at the door.
All the banks here are federally insured but privately owned and are treated like any other private business.
Maybe some states have different laws.

I do carry, concealed, when I go to the bank BTW, and know people who open carry without a problem.

[ltxi]

That must be a NC law Dietrich.

There's no law in my state that prohibits CCW in a bank unless a sign prohibiting weapons is posted at the door.
All the banks here are federally insured but privately owned and are treated like any other private business.
Maybe some states have different laws.

I do carry, concealed, when I go to the bank BTW, and know people who open carry without a problem.

x2..

[zena]

No law here in Mass. (Can you believe it!) And I carry in banks all the time. I do feel a little squidgy about it sometimes and really check myself ahead of time to make sure I'm not printing or flashing. :angel:

[cincinnatijim]

I carry concealed into US Bank, they do not have a sign prohibiting this. I left Fifth Third Bank because they prohibit firearms. This is in accordance with Ohio law.

[Dietrich]

Well slap my behind and call me baby.I figured it was a federal thing.You can`t carry in a bank in my beloved state so I guess I`ll moon `em next time i go by.

[mr surveyor]

no problem in Texas, unless the bank posts at the entrance the proper sign, of the proper size, proper color contrast and letter size, and exact wording per statute. The same sign is required for any private establishment that wishes to legally bar licensed conceal carry. Other than a very few other places, concealed carry is pretty open for Texans.

surv

[Dietrich]

I`ve just been informed that Branch Banking and Trust here in North Carolina has posted signs stating "To report anyone with a firearm on bank property call 1-800-***-**** ] By the time me and my troops get through playing games,I`ll actually feel sorry for the people at that 800 number. No false reports mind you,just what our imaginations can cook up.I for one,have a very fertile imagination.:madgrin:

[500KV]

I`ve just been informed that Branch Banking and Trust here in North Carolina has posted signs stating "To report anyone with a firearm on bank property call 1-800-***-**** ] By the time me and my troops get through playing games,I`ll actually feel sorry for the people at that 800 number. No false reports mind you,just what our imaginations can cook up.I for one,have a very fertile imagination.:madgrin:

Sounds like a plan to me.

Now if a person went into a bank and tried to relieve them of some of their Ka-Ching then it becomes a federal offense.
The best plan would be to follow cincinnati's advice and change banks.

[Dietrich]

Sounds like a plan to me.

Now if a person went into a bank and tried to relieve them of some of their Ka-Ching then it becomes a federal offense.
The best plan would be to follow cincinnati's advice and change banks.
In this state it would do no good to change banks.You can`t legally carry in any bank,period. Some even have metal detectors that you have to pass through.The screws and pins in my right leg set one of the damned things off once.I did not accept their apologies graciously.Didn`t get ugly,mind you,that`s not in my nature.Just let them know that I was not "amused".

[500KV]

Hmm..That is a bummer.
What about credit unions?
I belong to one that has about the same services as the banks.
But they may have the same gun restrictions in your case I guess?

[Longitude Zero]

In OK you can carry almost anywhere unless there is a sign posted saying you cannot. Some banks in my state allow concealed carry but virtually all require you to remove hats, hoodies, sunglasses as you enter.

If not service will be dennied and if you make the mistake of coping an attitude you will soon be talking to not so friendly LEO's and probably arrested for tresspassing.

[Dietrich]

Hmm..That is a bummer.
What about credit unions?
I belong to one that has about the same services as the banks.
But they may have the same gun restrictions in your case I guess?

No,no banks,credit unions,building and loans [So i can`t even stop in and say Hi to George Bailey] or anything of the sort.Nada.

[500KV]

No,no banks,credit unions,building and loans [So i can`t even stop in and say Hi to George Bailey] or anything of the sort.Nada.

That's definitely a bad deal.
Only one solution I know of..Just load up and move over somewhere around Dollywood. ;)

[jocko]

That must be a NC law Dietrich.

There's no law in my state that prohibits CCW in a bank unless a sign prohibiting weapons is posted at the door.
All the banks here are federally insured but privately owned and are treated like any other private business.
Maybe some states have different laws.

I do carry, concealed, when I go to the bank BTW, and know people who open carry without a problem.

is there a law against it in Indiana

[pacific nw guy]

how would they even know if it is concealed? If someone breaks in and tries to rob the place and you save the day I bet they wont hold it against you! though I wouldn't condone getting into that situation unless there was a threat to you.

[UTAH]

I think you guys are missing the point.
If it is concealed how will any one know that you are carrying ? Banks and other organizations that post these sings are not going to dictate to me weather I can carry my hand gun or not. Unless there is a medal detector in the building I do not recognize these signs. There have been concealed carry citizens who have been killed in shootings because they left there gun in there vehicle because they listened to these (no gun postings) the criminal who wants to walk in a building and kill someone is not going to care if there is a posting, they will do what they want. I have been the victim of a violent crime. And I would never let a posting get in the way of me being able to protect my self or my family because a business. Over the last six months there have been several shootings in a School, church, and business. They all had (no gun postings) and in every case no one was able to protect the people that were killed in all of those instances. So how are those signs helping?

[deadhead1971]

I think you guys are missing the point.
If it is concealed how will any one know that you are carrying ?

An accidential discharge. It does happen. Over at the Ruger LCP forum, it was reported that some fellow had Kel-tec 380 that went off in his pants. He did NOT have a pocket stuffer holster to cover the trigger. These are DAO guns, and it still happened. I was researching getting a Kimber 1911. A poster (a LEO) on a review forum said his "locked and cocked" 1911 fell off while taking off his vest, hit the floor and discharged.

In NC, you can't legally go inside a financial institution. But you can carry on the property going to ATMs.

[Ol'coot]

My understanding of Michigan laws are that we can carry in a bank unless they have posted a no guns allowed signs in accordance with the laws requirment link any other private business. Also we cannot carry in a Federal Reserve Bank

[artg1248]

In Florida, posted signs have no legal authority. There are clearly outlined no carry zones (schools, sporting event, police/sheriff offices, courts, voting places, and places in bars or restaurants where only alcohol is served. A bank or any business can post a sign, but if you have properly concealed, how will they know. If by chance someone does determine you to be armed, all they can do is ask you to leave. At that point you must do so immediatly or they can charge you with trespass.

[K40/P45]

just wanted to say hi from las vegas nv, i am currently a ccw holder of 5 years along with my wife, i edc a k40 which i purchased back in 1997 and a p45 in march of this year love them both. i work for my uncle and i take deposits of checks to the bank and i cc in the bank here i nevada there are no firearms signs posted. i also carry in casinos which are not posted. i went to visit my aunt in the hospital the other night and they had a sighn posted no firearms

[badge4436]

Carry when I go into Chase bank in CA. No problem. That having been said I tend to avoid going to the bank and do my thing at a Chase ATM inside of a drug store. Don't like the idea of being ordered proned out at a takeover robbery. Can do everything I need to do at the indoor ATM.

[Wayne's World]

I carry, everywhere I go. Period. The only places I don't is where there are metal detectors. I'll turn around and leave.
Family first. I'll deal with the law (restrictions), second.
Michigan is not near restrictive, as some states.
Thank God for something good in Michigan.

[UTAH]

Your on the right track. The whole point of a concealed carry is, That no one knows your carrying!

[sharpetop]

is there a law against it in Indiana

No law against it in Indiana. That said, I usually use the drive up window or the ATM.

[steve666]

is there a law against it in Indiana

If they have a sign and you carry it's trespass, otherwise you're good to go anywhere except government offices, schools, and the state fair.

[muggsy]

I carry, everywhere I go. Period. The only places I don't is where there are metal detectors. I'll turn around and leave.
Family first. I'll deal with the law (restrictions), second.
Michigan is not near restrictive, as some states.
Thank God for something good in Michigan.

Great minds think alike, Wayne. Better to be judged by twelve than carried by six.

[Barth]

If you legally carry a concealed handgun you should be aware that it is illegal to carry in a bank.

In Florida this is absolutely false.
Every state has a different definition of where you can and can't carry.
Florida has no such bank restriction.

Any business can post no firearms sign that you should honor.
But I think all they can really do is request you leave.
I've never seen a bank with such a sign (just one credit union I know of)

The no no's are like -
Bars, sporting events, government buildings, schools, parts of the airport...

Got to watch football now

[wyntrout]

It's legal here and I do it all of the time... not that I go to banks much. I even go to the credit union to get my CWL renewal application notarized.

Wynn:)

[jdlott74]

Well slap my behind and call me baby.I figured it was a federal thing.You can`t carry in a bank in my beloved state so I guess I`ll moon `em next time i go by.


Dietrich, I'm not surprised at all this...jlottmc has a CHL from NC and so does my mom. You know that as long as you can hit the target, with a revolver or semi, you pass the test...It's such a JOKE!!!

I think it's a NC thing. They have NO clue about concealed carry and how it should be run. We carry here all the time in the banks. Course we do live in TX and they are SO gun friendly here for the most part.

[Russ]

If you legally carry a concealed handgun you should be aware that it is illegal to carry in a bank.Fine,I don`t carry when I go into the bank.But what if I go to the drive-thru window? Technically,I`m not inside the bank but I am at a teller`s window.Is it still illegal to carry?
Here`s another question regarding a bank.I live in a suburb of Raleigh,N.C..Over the last decade or so ,banks have started opening mini-branches in grocery stores.At these stores there is no sign prohibiting the carrying of firearms. Now I know I can`t walk up to the teller`s window while I`m carrying but because there is a bank in the grocery store,does that make the entire store a gun free zone?The answers will have to come from the N.C.Department of Justice but I wanted to bring these questions to my friends attention so we all can be well informed.Our cc privilige is a delicate one and I don`t want mine to be destroyed by an anti-gun politician over a technicality.What do y`all think?



Just researched it. In Utah it is legal to conceal in a bank, public schools including State owned college campuses. If the bank post no guns and discovers you are packing the most you can be charged for is trespassing if you refuse to leave. Russ

[Rainman48314]

If you legally carry a concealed handgun you should be aware that it is illegal to carry in a bank.Fine,I don`t carry when I go into the bank.But what if I go to the drive-thru window? Technically,I`m not inside the bank but I am at a teller`s window.Is it still illegal to carry?
Here`s another question regarding a bank.I live in a suburb of Raleigh,N.C..Over the last decade or so ,banks have started opening mini-branches in grocery stores.At these stores there is no sign prohibiting the carrying of firearms. Now I know I can`t walk up to the teller`s window while I`m carrying but because there is a bank in the grocery store,does that make the entire store a gun free zone?The answers will have to come from the N.C.Department of Justice but I wanted to bring these questions to my friends attention so we all can be well informed.Our cc privilige is a delicate one and I don`t want mine to be destroyed by an anti-gun politician over a technicality.What do y`all think?In Michigan, I can go into any bank except THE Federal Reserve in Detroit.

[steve666]

Certainly a local issue. As a general rule here in Indiana a bank may post a sign indicating a no gun policy and ask you to leave. Only if you do not leave will you be subject to arrest for trespass. Some banks have gone so far as installing an airlock door system with metal detectors and refuse admittance to those who are carrying.

[Diocoles]

Next thing you know the TSA will take over security for banks so they can fondle everyone there.

In Colorado, no such law.
Only if armed guards and/or Metal detectors are we disallowed our protection.

I don't stand outside of businesses and read all the signs posted everywhere or I'd never get anything else done.

I just go in.
Concealed means that, and no one is wiser.
I refuse to end up like Luby. NO ONE has the right to tell me I can't protect myself.

ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luby's_massacre

[joe d]

When it goes in my pocket in the morning ,it goes everywhere with me until I get home...no matter what,all the time,always...