RE: poor/misleading signage

["Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>]

Susan Hogarth wrote:
 
> I *assume* the sign means:
> 
> "Weapons, concealed or otherwise, are prohibited on these premises."
> 
> But it COULD mean:
> 
> "Weapons concealed, or otherwise are prohibited on these premises"
> 
> So if I bring my weapon and keep it concealed, I should be OK, right?
> (yeah, as *if*!)
> 
> I suspect I'm too new here to actually ASK this question 
> without getting a visit form the FBI - especially considering 
> the ...err, enthusiasm... of some of my car's bumper strips.

I suppose if you're new there, you probably don't want to needle them
about defining their terms, either. For instance, my car key, thrust
sharply into a throat or eye socket, is a pretty potent weapon. They can
have my car key when they ... um, well ... pay off the loan. ;-)

Or maybe the sign is incomplete, and the poster plans to add the
assumptions underlying the ban: 

"Weapons, concealed or otherwise, are prohibited on these premises: ..."

In Colorado, Rocky Mtn. Gun Owners has a "Merchant Awareness Program"
(www.rmgo.org/merchant/) to educate businesses about the disadvantages
of disarming the honest, peaceful people (contrary to what many believe,
signs and ordinances banning firearms aren't magic, so only work on the
law-abiding). RMGO has cards (www.rmgo.org/images/Merchantcard.jpg) for
handing out to businesses displaying "no weapons" signs. Maybe you could
anonymously send something similar to your employer. 

Richard


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Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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