Shooter in Portland, Oregon

[wreave]

I would be curious to see your sources for this.

Wouldn't we all.

To address the easy one first, the Westword article has the clearest coverage that the theater is NOT posted:
http://blogs.westword.com/latestword..._dismissed.php

Mapes was not arrested for or charged with trespassing, so that case has zero bearing on the topic at hand.

Regarding the broader question of "do 'no gun' signs have the force of law?", your Google probably works as well as mine does. Again, do you want to be the test case? Do you want to see if you get a nice cop who just tells you to leave and tells the owner to chill out, or a cop having a bad day who tosses you in the back of the cruiser? Do you want to be the guy whose attorney is arguing with the DA that you would have been happy to leave if you had been asked to do so?

Keep in mind, the owner may not come talk to to you first. If your weapon is spotted, he may just step into the backroom and dial 911 "MWAG". The first you hear of the concern may be the police putting you up against the wall. As the cop marches you out to the curb, past the sign that says, "No weapons allowed", do you want to try to tell him why the sign didn't apply to you?