Pine Technical College Gun Show 2/23-2/24

[rockcreek]

The show is Saturday 8-5 and Sunday 9-3. If you haven't been before, this is a big show with all vendors required to have guns and related items only (no beef jerky, flea market type stuff, etc). We will have a few tables in the auto shop, stop by if you get a chance. Take the first Pine City exit off 35, go east right into the Pine Tech lot.

[Inspiribomb]

Wow we must have a crazy leap year - February 34th?! Or did you perhaps mis-type that and mean 2/23?

I actually may attend this one, since I'm kind of in that part of town. Do you happen to know if they require attendees to unload before entering?

[rockcreek]

No carry allowed, all guns checked and strapped at the door. Small price to pay for having a gun show at a school, I guess. Yes, the correct dates are 2/23 and 2/24. Typing isn't my strong suit...

[ex-LT]

No carry allowed, all guns checked and strapped at the door. Small price to pay for having a gun show at a school, I guess. Yes, the correct dates are 2/23 and 2/24. Typing isn't my strong suit...

By law, because it's a MN government agency, the school cannot ban carry. MNSCU (the governing agency for all MN state colleges and universities) does have policies against carry by students (and staff ), but they cannot forbid the general public from carrying on campus.

[Nalez]

No carry allowed, all guns checked and strapped at the door. Small price to pay for having a gun show at a school, I guess. Yes, the correct dates are 2/23 and 2/24. Typing isn't my strong suit...

FYI...
http://www.pinetech.edu/assets/files/Policies/116.pdf

1. Prohibition. Visitors are prohibited from possessing or carrying a firearm while on System property, except as otherwise provided in this policy.
Subpart D. Exceptions.
2. Authorized uses. This policy does not prohibit:
c. Possession or carry of a pistol by a visitor who has a lawful permit to carry a pistol pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 624.714, subd 1a.
f. Possession of a firearm on the Pine Technical College campus during the annual PTC Gun Show in February. Possession and transportation of firearms during this sponsored activity are governed by the following stipulations:
(1). Firearms must be unloaded and cased.
(2). Firearms brought into the building by vendors must be unloaded and must be brought in through designated rear entrances and checked by PTC instructors or designated students from the PTC Shooters Club.
(3). Firearms brought into the building by attendees must be unloaded, checked at the door and their mechanisms secured by PTC instructors or designated students.
(4). Vendors at the PTC gun show must sign the PTC release form and contract.

Not sure what takes effect. C or F.

[.45 Auto]

It appears to me that C has basis in state law, where F is just policy that they decided to apply to the gun show.

Mike

in Sherburne County

[Joat]

If your bringing a gun to sell, unloaded it somewhere safe before you get to the show and then check that is clear again. The last thing we need right now is a negligent discharge at a gun show in a school.

Minnesota law says they can't ban carry there but do you want to deal with the cop on sight who might now understand the law? Also as far as I know no one has ever gone to court for this one do you want to be the test case?

[PowderBurn14]

I'll be there Sat morning. I'm sure it will be a very busy show this year.