Ban on Open Carry Illegal for Union Station in Ogden, Utah

ammoland ^ | 4 September, 2016 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Sea Bears is a successful restaurant serving sea food in Ogden, Utah.  They have made national news by their policy of open carry for restaurant employees and guests.  The policy brought them attention, and they have been successful enough to expand to larger quarters.  The family owned restaurant signed a lease for a new space at Union Station.  Union Station is home to four museums, including the John M. Browning Firearms Museum and the Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.  This appeared to be a good fit for an open carry themed restaurant.

The management of Union Station decided to put up signs banning open carry on August 19th, just a few days before Sea Bears was to open their restaurant there.  At the time, there was speculation that Union  Station might not have the authority to ban open carry at the venue. It appeared to be a public space owned by the City.  That was correct. Union Station seems to have violated the law when it put up the signs.  The Ogden City Attorney, Gary Williams, read about the signs and went to investigate. From standard.net:

When Williams read about the Union Station ban in the Standard-Examiner, he decided he’d “better go look at the sign.” He said he then removed the signs out of fear they may run afoul of state firearms laws.

Williams stopped short of saying Sea Bears employees and customers can now open-carry in Union Station, saying “I don’t think I’m ready to comment on that.” But he did say Union Station and Ogden City aren’t regulating open-carry guns.

Utah, as with most states, has a state preemption law to prevent cities, counties, water districts, and any other political entities

[marktwain]

Open Carry is protected by the Utah Constitution and State law.

It is protected by both the Second Amendment and the First Amendment. Open carry is strong, symbolic, protected, political, speech.

[Reno89519]

Good. Next time I am in Ogden, I’ll eat there.

[sima_yi]

Not too long ago, I had breakfast at Shooter's Grill, in Rifle (how appropriate), Colorado.

The food was excellent, the service was friendly and fast, and the staff were all armed, as were several of the patrons.

I recommend it to anyone who is in the neighborhood.

[cpdiii]

A also ate a shooters a few years ago. The food was very good and it was a very family friendly place.

Below is a youtube clip about shooters. It was actully a national newscast and amazingly it was fair and accurate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq9E4y5mP0g