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That's all fine and good but what I'm going after with this is the legal aspect of this. Of course a property owner has the right to ask you to leave their property if you aren't following the rules they define but you won't be in legal trouble (unless you refuse to leave, obviously) for simply not following their rules. I would compare this to something like bringing food/candy into a movie theater. Sure, most theaters have rules against this and could ask you to leave if they find out what you're doing, but that's obviously not illegal. If you're carrying concealed the property owner will be none the wiser and if you're LEGALLY in the clear in the exceedingly rare case you're exposed, worst case is the property owner wants to trespass you or something of that nature.

All great points and things to consider. I guess I think of these signs that aren't up to the legal requirements similarly to the "no guns" signs that are still in some parks, even though the law clearly states that HCP holders can legally carry there regardless.

What is the purpose of having specific requirements for signage then? The way I see it, if the sign clearly doesn't match up to the requirements as defined by Tennessee law then it is not a legally valid form of prohibiting weapons on the property. Also, to everyone saying to just avoid patronizing business that put up signs such as these I agree for the most part, however in some cases its not possible (or very inconvenient) to do so. For example the vast majority of theaters have these signs up and as much as I dislike it, I do like to see a movie every so often.

So am I correct in assuming that as of the new year it is legal to carry past signs that don't meet the signage requirements (see below)? For example the attached image of a sign would appear to not meet the requirements, lacking the phrase "NO FIREARMS ALLOWED", allowing it to be ignored. Is this correct?