America Airlines Arena

[Keith]

Ive been told here already that guns are not allowed in here. My ? is do you go through a metal detector to get in. If I have my pocket knife I dont want to cause any issues. Going to a concert tonight. Thanks for any help.

[KC5AV]

I've only been there for Mavericks games, but they do have metal detectors for those. I've taken my pocket knife in every time, and it's never caused problems.

[shortysboy09]

I went to the Stars game there last night. No guns for sure. All they had was guys with wands there picking people at random. I left my pocket knife in the car , but I could have got in because I was never wanded. They check all bags for sure though.

[A-R]

Have never been to this arena, and obviously any pro sports event is no carry by statute. But, if I'm not mistaken, CC is legal for a concert unless it is legally posted or verbally declared no carry via the methods laid out in 30.06.

[Keith]

I've read yes and no. I'm still not sure what the correct answer is . It's like the state fair all over again. Thanks for the replies. I fig it's going to be the same security weather it's a sports event or concert.

[shortysboy09]

Guns - No

Pocket Knife - Not supposed to, if you want to chance sneaking past the employees with wands then go ahead. I was there just last night and that's what I saw. You've got to ask yourself how bad you need your knife in the concert. If caught with it I would imagine it will be taken up.

[joe817]

Wife & I went to a concert there a few years ago. Passed through metal detectors THEN I was wanded(had a pocket knife). Wife had her bag checked. They didn't keep my knife and let me through with it.

[C-dub]

Have never been to this arena, and obviously any pro sports event is no carry by statute. But, if I'm not mistaken, CC is legal for a concert unless it is legally posted or verbally declared no carry via the methods laid out in 30.06.

AR is correct. I have been here a few times since the metal detectors have been removed and have yet to be wanded. Neither I nor my wife were carrying a bag and they just waved us through and said have a nice game. I was not carrying, but did have my pocket knife. Back when they did have the metal detectors I would take my pocket knife out and send it through with my keys and they never said a thing. I always got it back without any comments at all.

I've have also never seen a 30.06 sign there since it was built.

[flynbenny]

Went for a concert in December of last year, I was wanded, no problem with pocket knife. Don't know about a gun though, the website says weapons are prohibited. I didn't try it, I just left it locked in my car safe.

[03Lightningrocks]

I was there a couple months back for a UFC event. No metal detectors...just guys with wands randomly picking victims. I went right in with no issues. I was not carrying because I assumed it would be prohibited under the professional sporting event restriction and my past experiences at AAA involved full metal detectors at every door.

[asahi1234]

It is condsidered a sports areana isn't it? So for chl holders off limits?

[C-dub]

It is condsidered a sports areana isn't it? So for chl holders off limits?

Sports arenas are only off-limits when a scholastic or professional sporting event is taking place. There has been much debate over the ability of the AAC to even post a legal 30.06, although I have not seen one posted there before. If it were the circus or concert it would not automatically be off-limits unless a 30.06 were posted. And beware, all entrances do NOT have to be posted. However, I defer back to the debate over whether or not the AAC can be legally posted.