posting at rest stops

[Guest nj.piney]

i just got back from mephis,from maryville. on rt. 40 i stopped at two different rest stops, not sure of location,both were posted with a circle with a gun and a slash. by the time i saw the sign i had already climbed the hill. i was wearing a light shirt over a t shirt, carrying a star pd45,not a small pistol on my belt.walked right in and did what i had to and left.nothing was said. why would the state post a public building illeagly?

[Guest CrazyLincoln]

Probably the same reason they post legally at the DoS. You can't carry to renew your HCP, that's kind of like if you couldn't drive to renew your DL.

Just a guess.....

[dralarms]

cause they are ignorant, It's not supposed to be an area that you can post, I mean after all it's just a pitt stop.

Edited April 21, 2008 by dralarms
Typo

[molonlabetn]

It says something about the laws when the state can't even follow them properly...

[Guest db99wj]

Rest stops creep me out. Glad they are posted the way they are.

[Tim Nunan]

i just got back from mephis,from maryville. on rt. 40 i stopped at two different rest stops, not sure of location,both were posted with a circle with a gun and a slash. by the time i saw the sign i had already climbed the hill. i was wearing a light shirt over a t shirt, carrying a star pd45,not a small pistol on my belt.walked right in and did what i had to and left.nothing was said. why would the state post a public building illeagly?

This subject was discussed here: http://66.34.33.169/memberforum/viewtopic.php?t=260

This link is a letter from DOT which states the posting was done in error and those signs "were removed from all Welcome Centers and Rest Areas."

http://www.tennesseefirearms.com/law_regs/postedletters/tdot.pdf

[Guest TNDixieGirl]

Apparently, they missed some.

[Marswolf]

What Tim said.

I wonder if they never took them down, or if they are going back up?

[GLOCKMEISTER]

as long as they are not legally written... who cares?

[Guest nj.piney]

exactly, if its not properly posted i take it a suggestion, not a firm rule.

[Guest db99wj]

Hmm, "suggestion"....+1

If I go into a rest stop, especially at night, I am not disarming.

[dralarms]

Hmm, "suggestion"....+1

If I go into a rest stop, especially at night, I am not disarming.

Heck, if I go into a rest stop and there is a couple of cops there I'm not disarming. I will not depend on them the defend me.

[Fallguy]

What Tim posted is correct...

Since you saw them nj.piney could be worth a call to them to let them know some are still up and refence the letter.

[TripleDigitRide]

Being a truck driver, I wouldn't step foot into a rest area without a gun. Not at night anyway.

[Guest TNDixieGirl]

I won't ever stop at rest areas. ESPECIALLY at night, armed or not. Give me a good ole Love's truck stop and I'm good to go. Well-populated at any given time, well-lit and very clean.

[Guest nj.piney]

fallguy,i hate to call them,the way things go they might post it properly.

[Fallguy]

fallguy,i hate to call them,the way things go they might post it properly.

Ain't that the truth....

[Guest canynracer]

If I go into a rest stop, especially at night, I am not disarming.

Yep... "F" that crap!!! there is no way I am disarming at a rest stop....

[Guest 270win]

The rest stops prove to me that you can carry in a park, unless properly posted, because most rest stops have a park area.

I carry at rest stops whenever I have to stop at them.