Originally Posted by
Hambo
I'm not either, but I've read what FL firearms attorneys have to say. The point I made is that Florida is unlike Texas. "No firearms" signs in Texas mean that the statute, not the owner, prohibits you from carrying a firearm on the premises. That is not the case in Florida, however you correctly cite the trespass statute, which says in full:
"Trespass in structure or conveyance.—
(1) Whoever, without being authorized, licensed, or invited, willfully enters or remains in any structure or conveyance, or, having been authorized, licensed, or invited, is warned by the owner or lessee of the premises, or by a person authorized by the owner or lessee, to depart and refuses to do so, commits the offense of trespass in a structure or conveyance."
What the attorneys say is that you have the legal right to enter any business, and that signs saying "no guns" do not affect that right. However, if you get made and the owner tells you to leave, and then you fail to leave, 810.08 kicks in. According to attorneys, hospitals with or without signage are a problem even though they're not on the prohibited list.
If you want to discuss this further the admin could chop this off and put it in an appropriate subforum.