motels

big_cigar · April 10, 2015, 08:01 PM

Hi all, are there some hotel chains that are not anti gun, ones that do not ban handguns? Any suggested motels on rt 95 North Carolina?
thanks
Bruce

Ricklin · April 10, 2015, 08:09 PM

Must be your region, I've not seen an anti handgun motel.

In fact if they were to post a sign stating such?? I will find another place to take my money.

If no other place within reasonable distance?? I shall ignore their "policy"

big_cigar · April 10, 2015, 08:12 PM

I did not have any issues but wont stay at a motel that is known to ban guns. Was just wondering if anyone had any bad experiences.

Colorado Redneck · April 10, 2015, 10:42 PM

We never tell anybody we are packing. Nobody needs to know.

Tony C · April 10, 2015, 10:57 PM

Yeah, that! ^ ^

CajunBass · April 11, 2015, 04:31 AM

I don't see why it would be any of their business.

I've never had any one ask, and I never felt the need to tell them.

jglsprings · April 11, 2015, 07:38 AM

I've traveled for work over 15 years and have never even seen one sign or posting mentioning "no guns".

What hotel are you talking about?

In any case what Mr CajinBass said applies.

SaxonPig · April 11, 2015, 07:58 AM

We stayed at a casino/hotel in Tunica, MS last year and it had a big, prominent sign as you came through the door stating no guns were allowed on the premises. Don't know if was done elsewhere in town. I don't know what their goal is with this policy but I was carrying and I simply ignored the sign. No idea if the sign carried the weight of law or just their policy. Either way I figured they could kiss my ass. I booked the room online and there was NOTHING on the website about surrendering my Second Amendment rights by staying in their hotel. To spring that little bit of info on arriving folks who have already paid in advance is bovine droppings in my book.

jj320 · April 11, 2015, 08:39 AM

it was probably due to being with a casino. in Indiana you cannot cary in a casino

salvadore · April 11, 2015, 08:51 AM

I think Idaho still have laws on the books banning shooters in banks and bars.

hseII · April 11, 2015, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by salvadore

I think Idaho still have laws on the books banning shooters in banks and bars.

You mean it's illegal to shoot somebody in a bank or a bar?
Hahaha.

I'm sure there are some funny laws here too.

g.willikers · April 11, 2015, 09:11 AM

Las Vegas, NV casino hotels might have to prohibit guns by law.
Mebbe.

tango1niner · April 11, 2015, 09:23 AM

Last April the wife and I toured the country for 3.5 months and almost 17 thousand miles. We stayed in motels every night. We stayed at Holiday Inns, Best Westerns, and Comfort Inns. We had a couple of shotties in cases with us during our trip. We would load everything on the luggage dolly and never had a problem where ever we stayed. Never saw any "no firearms" signs as well. We didn't ask and didn't advertise.

dahermit · April 11, 2015, 09:29 AM

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We stayed at a casino/hotel in Tunica, MS last year and it had a big, prominent sign as you came through the door stating no guns were allowed on the premises. Don't know if was done elsewhere in town. I don't know what their goal is with this policy but I was carrying and I simply ignored the sign. No idea if the sign carried the weight of law or just their policy. Either way I figured they could kiss my ass.

Different states have different C.C. regulations. Some state's allow business owners to opt out of concealed carry costumers by posting a sign stating such. You had better review your state's regulations relative to concealed carry...in Michigan, if you are caught carrying in places that do not allow, you can kiss your concealed carry license good-bye.
Here in Michigan, we cannot carry in churches (I don't go there anyway), Dr.'s offices, hospitals, bars that do not serve food, sports stadiums, and Post offices (likely Federal restriction).

wpsdlrg · April 11, 2015, 11:29 AM

I am with others - I've never seen any such sign (at any hotel/ motel in which I've stayed). In NC, private property owners have the right to ban guns - they actually do not have to post this. But, this does NOT carry the force of law. All they can do, if they find out that you have firearms on their property, is ask you to leave (or remove the firearms from the premises). If you refuse, they can have the police remove you as a trespasser - but that does NOT constitute a firearms violation - only a simple misdemeanor trespass charge. Obviously, if someone made an issue about it, it would be stupid to let it go that far - so the whole legal issue is easily avoided.

I don't think I've seen any business in NC with a "no guns" sign for many years - basically ever since CC became legal. Of course there are places illegal to carry here, just as in most/ all other states. It's stupid to tempt fate by carrying in such places - and I never do that. But, if carrying concealed, just don't advertise it and it likely never will become an issue (for places in which it is legal to carry, whether or not the owner cares).

Cheapshooter · April 11, 2015, 11:38 AM

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Hi all, are there some hotel chains that are not anti gun, ones that do not ban handguns?

Maybe a list of one's thatare, and don't allow guns on their property would be shorter. Do you have experience with any, or asking before you go?
In my experience I really haven't noticed any signs at any motel I've stayed in.

Buzzcook · April 11, 2015, 11:43 AM

Pretty sure the Marriott chain has a no gun policy. Though that may have been a case by case thing.

They didn't allow guns during an NRA convention.

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2015/...from-good.html

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. Even then, if the hotel wanted to, they could ask for no firearms to be allowed on the property (as the Marriott did when they had a hotel hosting NRA members near the last NRA convention in North Carolina.)

And CPAC as well

Boncrayon · April 11, 2015, 03:28 PM

Concealed carry is just that..."concealed" and they don't know anything about it. It's the parking lot that it will protect you from.

Mosin-Marauder · April 11, 2015, 04:24 PM

I took my 10/22 and My Mosin into a Sleep Inn, I believe ,when I went to my first Appleseed, even the ammo, heck, the front desk lady even had a conversation with me about her 20 Gauge shotgun.

Pahoo · April 11, 2015, 04:47 PM

big_cigar
Unless you can name some, I think you are assuming that there are. As many have replied, I have not seen any, ever. ....

Now then, when you throw a casino into the mix, that is a different story. I think you can pretty much count on ones that have adjacent casinos or even the presents of gambling, having such a ban. I know and accept that ours do and not wise to test those waters. .....

In our state's early years of River Boat gambling, our conservation group, use to have there banquets on the boats. We had firearm auctions and raffles. In short time, this came to a screeching halt and we they could no longer hold such events. They apologized and stated that the decision was not theirs but from a higher authority. Even thought their service and food was super, we moved on. ......

Be informed and;
Be Safe !!!

jmr40 · April 11, 2015, 06:31 PM

I've driven just about everywhere between Miami and Montana, Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border. Never seen a motel with a sign banning guns. Don't ask, don't tell is my policy.

tipoc · April 11, 2015, 09:55 PM

I've never seen a motel or hotel with any such sign or been aware of any such policy, or been made aware of any policy like that.

How would they possibly enforce it in a way that wasn't illegal?

Search my luggage?

Would they have to ask each guest?...

Motel: "Sir do you have any firearms on your person or in your luggage or in your vehicle?"

Tipoc: "Why do you ask me that?"

Motel: "Well if you don't have a gun my cousin Carl over there, the fella with the lazy eye, he'll drop over to your room about 3am. If you do have a gun he won't have to bother. It's all for his benefit ya see."

Tipoc: "What happens if I don't answer?"

Motel: "Carl sleeps in."

Tipoc: "Let Carl get a Good Nights in. By the way, Where's the next closest Motel?"

I've never seen such a policy.

tipoc

SaxonPig · April 11, 2015, 11:19 PM

I understand the casino...not the hotel. Didn't carry in the casino.

tipoc · April 12, 2015, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Pretty sure the Marriott chain has a no gun policy. Though that may have been a case by case thing.

They didn't allow guns during an NRA convention.

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2015/...from-good.html
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. Even then, if the hotel wanted to, they could ask for no firearms to be allowed on the property (as the Marriott did when they had a hotel hosting NRA members near the last NRA convention in North Carolina.)
And CPAC as well

It may not be Marriott. If you followed the links you posted to it looks like the organizers of security for both the NRA convention and the CPAC event instituted a no gun policy for certain of the venues where politicians were speaking. It does not look like a blanket policy by the hotel chain.

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I did a story a few weeks ago about the fact that private citizens were outlawed from carrying guns into Sarah Palin speaking events. I decided to keep on the same topic and investigated the rules around firearms at the recent Conservative Political Action Convention held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington D.C.

I wondered what the response would be from the people who run security at CPAC if attendees wanted to bring their firearms to the event, either with a legal concealed carried gun or a open carried gun.

I called the the person in charge of CPAC at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel who referred me to the person in charge of security. Instead of hearing from him, the next day I got a phone call from the District of Columbia police: Homeland Security Bureau, Special Operations Division, Special Events Branch. The nice officer from MPDC-HSB-SOD-SEB wanted me to know that attendees should not bring their guns to CPAC.

He explained that the only people who could legally have firearms at CPAC were active law enforcement and military in performance of their duties or retired officers who met the standards of HR218, the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act. Even then, if the hotel wanted to, they could ask for no firearms to be allowed on the property (as the Marriott did when they had a hotel hosting NRA members near the last NRA convention in North Carolina.)

http://www.spockosbrain.com/2011/02/...-guns-at-cpac/

tipoc

22-rimfire · April 12, 2015, 09:17 PM

I wouldn't even ask or care to ask. The motel room like my car is an extension of my home.

April 10, 2015, 08:01 PM	#1
big_cigar Member Join Date: March 27, 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 48	motels Hi all, are there some hotel chains that are not anti gun, ones that do not ban handguns? Any suggested motels on rt 95 North Carolina? thanks Bruce

April 10, 2015, 08:09 PM	#2
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,011	Must be your region, I've not seen an anti handgun motel. In fact if they were to post a sign stating such?? I will find another place to take my money. If no other place within reasonable distance?? I shall ignore their "policy" __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

April 11, 2015, 04:31 AM	#6
CajunBass Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2005 Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia Posts: 4,767	I don't see why it would be any of their business. I've never had any one ask, and I never felt the need to tell them. __________________ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJV)

April 11, 2015, 07:38 AM	#7
jglsprings Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2009 Posts: 1,827	I've traveled for work over 15 years and have never even seen one sign or posting mentioning "no guns". What hotel are you talking about? In any case what Mr CajinBass said applies. __________________ Let's eat Grandma. Let's eat, Grandma. Commas save lives...

April 11, 2015, 08:39 AM	#9
jj320 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2013 Location: hobart,in Posts: 119	saxon it was probably due to being with a casino. in Indiana you cannot cary in a casino

April 10, 2015, 08:12 PM	#3
big_cigar Member Join Date: March 27, 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 48	I did not have any issues but wont stay at a motel that is known to ban guns. Was just wondering if anyone had any bad experiences.

April 10, 2015, 10:42 PM	#4
Colorado Redneck Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2008 Location: Northeast Colorado Posts: 1,993	We never tell anybody we are packing. Nobody needs to know.

April 10, 2015, 10:57 PM	#5
Tony C Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 293	Yeah, that! ^ ^

April 11, 2015, 07:58 AM	#8
SaxonPig Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2006 Posts: 1,900	We stayed at a casino/hotel in Tunica, MS last year and it had a big, prominent sign as you came through the door stating no guns were allowed on the premises. Don't know if was done elsewhere in town. I don't know what their goal is with this policy but I was carrying and I simply ignored the sign. No idea if the sign carried the weight of law or just their policy. Either way I figured they could kiss my ass. I booked the room online and there was NOTHING on the website about surrendering my Second Amendment rights by staying in their hotel. To spring that little bit of info on arriving folks who have already paid in advance is bovine droppings in my book.

April 11, 2015, 08:51 AM	#10
salvadore Junior member Join Date: January 1, 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 2,282	I think Idaho still have laws on the books banning shooters in banks and bars.

April 11, 2015, 09:11 AM	#12
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Las Vegas, NV casino hotels might have to prohibit guns by law. Mebbe. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

April 11, 2015, 09:23 AM	#13
tango1niner Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: NY Posts: 317	Last April the wife and I toured the country for 3.5 months and almost 17 thousand miles. We stayed in motels every night. We stayed at Holiday Inns, Best Westerns, and Comfort Inns. We had a couple of shotties in cases with us during our trip. We would load everything on the luggage dolly and never had a problem where ever we stayed. Never saw any "no firearms" signs as well. We didn't ask and didn't advertise.

April 11, 2015, 11:29 AM	#15
wpsdlrg Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 2009 Posts: 826	I am with others - I've never seen any such sign (at any hotel/ motel in which I've stayed). In NC, private property owners have the right to ban guns - they actually do not have to post this. But, this does NOT carry the force of law. All they can do, if they find out that you have firearms on their property, is ask you to leave (or remove the firearms from the premises). If you refuse, they can have the police remove you as a trespasser - but that does NOT constitute a firearms violation - only a simple misdemeanor trespass charge. Obviously, if someone made an issue about it, it would be stupid to let it go that far - so the whole legal issue is easily avoided. I don't think I've seen any business in NC with a "no guns" sign for many years - basically ever since CC became legal. Of course there are places illegal to carry here, just as in most/ all other states. It's stupid to tempt fate by carrying in such places - and I never do that. But, if carrying concealed, just don't advertise it and it likely never will become an issue (for places in which it is legal to carry, whether or not the owner cares).

April 11, 2015, 03:28 PM	#18
Boncrayon Senior Member Join Date: March 24, 2008 Posts: 920	motels Concealed carry is just that..."concealed" and they don't know anything about it. It's the parking lot that it will protect you from.

April 11, 2015, 04:24 PM	#19
Mosin-Marauder Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2014 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,320	I took my 10/22 and My Mosin into a Sleep Inn, I believe ,when I went to my first Appleseed, even the ammo, heck, the front desk lady even had a conversation with me about her 20 Gauge shotgun. __________________ Proud owner of three (four-ish) pieces of history! K-31, Mosin-Nagant M91/30, M24/47 Mauser, Norinco SKS. "You might as well appeal against a thunderstorm..." William Tecumseh Sherman

April 11, 2015, 04:47 PM	#20
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	Some Clarity big_cigar Unless you can name some, I think you are assuming that there are. As many have replied, I have not seen any, ever. .... Now then, when you throw a casino into the mix, that is a different story. I think you can pretty much count on ones that have adjacent casinos or even the presents of gambling, having such a ban. I know and accept that ours do and not wise to test those waters. ..... In our state's early years of River Boat gambling, our conservation group, use to have there banquets on the boats. We had firearm auctions and raffles. In short time, this came to a screeching halt and we they could no longer hold such events. They apologized and stated that the decision was not theirs but from a higher authority. Even thought their service and food was super, we moved on. ...... Be informed and; Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

April 11, 2015, 06:31 PM	#21
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,805	I've driven just about everywhere between Miami and Montana, Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border. Never seen a motel with a sign banning guns. Don't ask, don't tell is my policy.

April 11, 2015, 09:55 PM	#22
tipoc Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2004 Location: Redwood City, Ca. Posts: 4,114	I've never seen a motel or hotel with any such sign or been aware of any such policy, or been made aware of any policy like that. How would they possibly enforce it in a way that wasn't illegal? Search my luggage? Would they have to ask each guest?... Motel: "Sir do you have any firearms on your person or in your luggage or in your vehicle?" Tipoc: "Why do you ask me that?" Motel: "Well if you don't have a gun my cousin Carl over there, the fella with the lazy eye, he'll drop over to your room about 3am. If you do have a gun he won't have to bother. It's all for his benefit ya see." Tipoc: "What happens if I don't answer?" Motel: "Carl sleeps in." Tipoc: "Let Carl get a Good Nights in. By the way, Where's the next closest Motel?" I've never seen such a policy. tipoc

April 11, 2015, 11:19 PM	#23
SaxonPig Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2006 Posts: 1,900	I understand the casino...not the hotel. Didn't carry in the casino.

April 12, 2015, 09:17 PM	#25
22-rimfire Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,323	I wouldn't even ask or care to ask. The motel room like my car is an extension of my home.