I have seen these prohibitions in South Carolina.
I believe the SC statutes are written to allow businesses to prohibit CCW. Your state or experience maybe different.
It seems only malls do this as most other single shop businesses want the security from the CCW. The mall management on the otherhand does not endure any of the physical risk, they’re offsite. Only the store merchants face the potential perps. Very unfair.
Hey. I moved to Florida partially for this reason.
I wonder how much this type of situation contributes to online shopping..
I have to find a place to park after wending through cell-phone infested highways and spending way too much on fuel to justify a trip to the mall. Hell, I’ll just sit here barefoot and order what I want and have it delivered to my door.