Can I Carry in a BANK?

[crosseyed_aim]

i have read several posts.. and see that pretty much everyone on here carrys into a bank... i work at a bank that is FDIC insured (like many banks) and they swear that since we are Federally insured that there is a federal law against carrying a hand gun into the bank?
i'd like to be shown the laws on this, not just know was most people do... i'm looking for the thread that covers this?!

Thanks,

 

[JLawsonTXRH]

There's a lot of gray area debate on this. If the bank is federally insured, it could fall under a "federal" building. If someone CC's in a bank as a customer and **** hits the fan, they would probably be happy they had their gun as opposed to being dead.

Does your employer allow you to carry at work?

 

[IndyMonkey]

Show me a law that says you can't.

That's how laws work.

 

[Regionnus Rattis]

I've walked into the local Centier Bank and mine was IWB, so it was partially exposed. But it was at the 4 o'clock position and wearing a black polo shirt, jeans and black ropers, they may have thought I was an LEO. Nothing happened but I make sure I pull my shirt out each time now.

 

[crosseyed_aim]

No... last week the Prez of the bank FLIPPED when a guy came in with a pocket pistol... the handle was sticking out of his pocket.. police called.. (they knew the guy) "Oh HIM!! HAHA he's harmless" but the bank prez said "YEAH HE WILL BE WHEN HE GETS HIS $##$@ GUN BACK IN HIS CAR!!"

i want to see the LAW too...

 

[bigus_D]

Show me a law that says you can't.

That's how laws work.

You can't carry in a Federal Building. Agreed?

That is the law they are saying makes it illegal to carry in a bank. They think that because the bank is FDIC insured, that it is a Federal Building. I think they are wrong, but that's what they are asking about.

 

[PatriotPride]

No law in Indiana that says we are barred from carrying in a bank. In addition, signs DO NOT carry force of law in this state.

(IANAA---extra rigmarole)

 

[Mr. Habib]

Show me a law that says you can't.

That's how laws work.

+1 Unless the law specifically says that you can't then you can. Think of it like this. Can you carry in a Burger King? Where does the law say so? Being insured by the government means nothing. If you have flood insurance it comes from FEMA. Would that mean that you could not carry in your own home just because you lived in a flood plane?

 

[eldirector]

No Indiana State Law.

Federal law is limited to:

[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica][SIZE=-1](1) The term "Federal facility" means a building or part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government, where Federal employees are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties.[/SIZE][/FONT]

Citations:
Federal Firearms Laws (section 930 G.1)

The fact that their deposits are covered by FDIC is irrelevant.

I haven't tried carrying into my credit union (Eli Lilly). I have to get escorted by security, so I suppose I should ask them sometime. I'm not an employee, so.......

 

[sj kahr k40]

i have read several posts.. and see that pretty much everyone on here carrys into a bank... i work at a bank that is FDIC insured (like many banks) and they swear that since we are Federally insured that there is a federal law against carrying a hand gun into the bank?
i'd like to be shown the laws on this, not just know was most people do... i'm looking for the thread that covers this?!

Thanks,

Ask them to provide you with a copy of the law, they can't because no law exist, carry in a bank is ok, I OC in my bank and they never freak out or say anything.

 

[crosseyed_aim]

we had training for the bank last year where the FBI investigator came down from Ft Wayne and spoke with us about bank robbery.. and he suggested that because we are Federally insured that it's illegal to carry there... but again... SHOW ME!...

 

[PatriotPride]

^^^You have to be escorted to use your CU?

 

[sj kahr k40]

we had training for the bank last year where the FBI investigator came down from Ft Wayne and spoke with us about bank robbery.. and he suggested that because we are Federally insured that it's illegal to carry there... but again... SHOW ME!...

You are asking us to show you a law that doesn't exist, everything is legal until a law says it's illegal!

 

[crosseyed_aim]

No STATE LAW... they are saying FEDERAL LAW....
but, being federally insured does not change the building or the business or the law.

insuring something does not make it YOURS... the FEDs insuring a bank.. does NOT mean they OWN it? or lawfully does it? can anyone show me a case or a Reference to the Federal LAW that includes FDIC making it a FEDERAL building..

 

[Regionnus Rattis]

No STATE LAW... they are saying FEDERAL LAW....
but, being federally insured does not change the building or the business or the law.

insuring something does not make it YOURS... the FEDs insuring a bank.. does NOT mean they OWN it? or lawfully does it? can anyone show me a case or a Reference to the Federal LAW that includes FDIC making it a FEDERAL building..

What if the FDIC manages a bank in receivership (failed bank)? Is that temporarily a federal building then?

 

[bigus_D]

can anyone show me a case or a Reference to the Federal LAW that includes FDIC making it a FEDERAL building..

No.

 

[esrice]

^^^You have to be escorted to use your CU?

He's escorted by the Lilly security folks, because that particular branch is inside a Lilly building. So it's more a Lilly thing than a CU thing.

I too had to do this for a while (I wasn't an employee, but my Father was).

 

[Joe Williams]

No... last week the Prez of the bank FLIPPED when a guy came in with a pocket pistol... the handle was sticking out of his pocket.. police called.. (they knew the guy) "Oh HIM!! HAHA he's harmless" but the bank prez said "YEAH HE WILL BE WHEN HE GETS HIS $##$@ GUN BACK IN HIS CAR!!"

i want to see the LAW too...

Your bank prez is an ignorant ass. Hopefully, the person he victimized with his untruths, and that he caused to be unlawfully detained, will sue him and his bank into the ground for filing the unlawful complaint.

IOW, there is no law against carrying into a bank. Merely having federal insurance does not make them a federal facility.

 

[Regionnus Rattis]

I've walked into the local Centier Bank and mine was IWB, so it was partially exposed. But it was at the 4 o'clock position and wearing a black polo shirt, jeans and black ropers, they may have thought I was an LEO. Nothing happened but I make sure I pull my shirt out each time now.

I think I am still going to make sure that I at least put my shirt out or keep my jacket on.

 

[moischmoe]

The money is insured by the government, they don't own the building.

If I have federal flood insurance, that doesn't make my house a "federal building".

If your home is insured by State Farm, that doesn't mean that your home is now the property of State Farm.