51% in Huntsville

[gregthehand]

I have lived in Huntsville now for about 4 months while finishing my last year of school. I noticed that one of my favorite lunch spots, Zach's Bar and Grill, is not posted with a 51% sign. Now I thought for sure this bar was 51% and had already took my weapon off and left it in the truck. Does anyone know if this bar forgot to post the sign? Also if it is a 51% establishment and I carry and somehow get found out if they didn't post the sign, is it on them or me? They do have the standard signage for a resturant that serves alcohol. I even asked the bartender are ya'll a 51% bar and she said she had no idea what I was talking about.

[Glockamolie]

If you carry somewhere that is not marked 51%, but it truly is (and SHOULD be marked), it's on you if you're found out.

You'd really have to call the TABC to find out if it should be marked.

[KBCraig]

Yup. The lack of a sign is not a defense.

Some folks would like to make the lack of a sign be an affirmative defense. I'd rather change it so that carrying in a 51% place is not an offense in the first place.

Kevin

[barres]

Zach's does a lot of lunch-time business as a restaurant (they at least used to have some wonderful hamburgers on their menu) and has enough sales in food that I would not doubt that they are not a 51% esablishment. But I haven't been there in years. (Since before they moved from 17th street to their current location.) That said, a little extra digging can get you the right answer to be sure.

[nitrogen]

You might also want to ask a manager.
I had a question about a place that my coworkers and I like to visit for lunch. I didn't see a 51% sign posted, but felt it was; so I asked. It indeed was!

Their official sign got stolen (!) and they hadn't replaced it. After I mentioned it, they just printed one out on the printer.