doug23838
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Found this while "surfin" the net. The text below is from meeting minutes of the Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. No follow up was found in my searching.
Ms. Amato addressed the issue of visitors having weapons visible in the Museum as a man recently came to the Museum with a side arm in view. Security asked that he secure the weapon in his car or elsewhere and he refused and left the Museum. This led us to talk to state officials and we found that Virginia has an open carry law in place except on school property. Special Counsel and Assistant Attorney General, Joan Murphy, said she would consult with her office downtown for further research on the issue and report back to us.
[align=left]Full link here: www.vmfa.state.va.us/FB11-06m.pdf[/align]
[align=left]From reading the minutes, obviously an education issue, but back to my question: Can the state ask you to remove the firearm or leave state property? It isn't reported that he was asked to leave and I'm assuming the "security" person is a rent-a-cop. [/align]
Found this while "surfin" the net. The text below is from meeting minutes of the Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. No follow up was found in my searching.
Ms. Amato addressed the issue of visitors having weapons visible in the Museum as a man recently came to the Museum with a side arm in view. Security asked that he secure the weapon in his car or elsewhere and he refused and left the Museum. This led us to talk to state officials and we found that Virginia has an open carry law in place except on school property. Special Counsel and Assistant Attorney General, Joan Murphy, said she would consult with her office downtown for further research on the issue and report back to us.
[align=left]Full link here: www.vmfa.state.va.us/FB11-06m.pdf[/align]
[align=left]From reading the minutes, obviously an education issue, but back to my question: Can the state ask you to remove the firearm or leave state property? It isn't reported that he was asked to leave and I'm assuming the "security" person is a rent-a-cop. [/align]