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Do you guys always look for the 30.06 posting? I found myself walking into stores without paying much attention to whether or not they have one.

What would happen if they see you carry a gun even with the 30.06 posting?

I have trained myself to scan & look closely then at anything that appears to be a 30.06 legal posting. You should train your eye & mind to pick these up the same as you train it to pick up any red flag that might raise the threat level around you.

I always make sure I read any sign I see, hoping never to see the dreaded 30.06. If I'm not allowed to carry, 99.9% chance I will avoid that place.

Russell wrote:However, if somebody should see that you are carrying and the store owner decides they want to press charges, you can very well have your license suspended. It all depends on the judge.

In addition to having your license suspended it is also a class A misdemeanor. Suspension lasts for five years IIRC.

I sometimes forget to look, but I can honestly say I'm getting a lot better about noticing. So far, the only enforcable 30.06 sign I've seen in the 8 months of having a CHL has been at the gun show. It's hard to make it a habit to look for something that you hardly ever (or never) see.

Just out of curiosity, has anybody been charged because of this?

If its a new place that I haven't been before, I check carefully for postings. If its one of my usual places of business that I frequent, I confess that I don't look too closely each time I go. Perhaps I should just in case they had a change in policy. But I don't expect Walmart, Lowe's, HomeDepot, etc. to change after all this time.

I got to thinking and I really can't remember the last time I saw a 30.06 compliant sign. I've seen several that are non-compliant: Rockwall Ford, Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville, Rockwall Goodyear,....

Oh, There is a 30.06 at the Rockwall County Government Center, but as arock discusses in another thread, there is a question about its authority.

Flatland2D wrote:

Russell wrote:However, if somebody should see that you are carrying and the store owner decides they want to press charges, you can very well have your license suspended. It all depends on the judge.

In addition to having your license suspended it is also a class A misdemeanor. Suspension lasts for five years IIRC.

I sometimes forget to look, but I can honestly say I'm getting a lot better about noticing. So far, the only enforcable 30.06 sign I've seen in the 8 months of having a CHL has been at the gun show. It's hard to make it a habit to look for something that you hardly ever (or never) see.

If you are charged with a class B or higher (or disorderly conduct), DPS can suspend your license. If convicted, they can revoke your license. Since a Class A conviction makes you ineligible for 5 years, your cannot apply until 5 years from date of conviction. (You could, but you would be denied.)

Once eligible again, there is a 2 year revocation penalty. So a 30.06 conviction would cause you to not have a CHL for 7 years from the date of conviction.

Stupid wrote:Do you guys always look for the 30.06 posting? I found myself walking into stores without paying much attention to whether or not they have one.

I always make a point to check. Even before the plastic arrived, I tried to make it a habit to check every building I entered. It doesn't take much. A quick glance is all that is needed to spot a "conspicuous" sign. I have even gotten the wife to start looking too. Four eyes are better than two, right?