Point being the law is not clear on what "primarily was a parking lot or other parking facility" means. It doesn't refer to the "primary purpose" which is subjective. It says "primarily was" which has to be fairly objective. The question I ask myself is: what were the legislators trying to solve here? There are very few privately owned parking lots/facilities in this state that are not a part of something else. If they intended the law to apply exclusively to properties that have no other purpose than parking then why include the word "primarily"? Why not just say if the firearm is in a vehicle in a parking lot or parking facility?JustaShooter wrote:Perhaps on a square footage basis, but I can't imagine you'd be successful in arguing that it was anything other than primarily a retail / shopping center. Be serious, you don't go there to park, you go there to shop, eat, etc. That fact that there is a large amount of parking is secondary to the primary use of the property. Take away the retail / shopping aspects of the premises and there would be no reason to go there.
Perhaps the lack of relevant case law means something in and of itself. Some years ago I heard a few folks who were very close to the drafting process talk about this change as the Stark Amendment. Last I checked Robert Stark Enterprises doesn't run any standalone parking facilities and incidentally the Strip is owned by him.
I agree to a point. Each person has to make their own decisions. I, for one will go out of my way to support an establishment that is either pro-2A or has not expressed a negative opinion. But it is not my place to call out and put down folks who choose to spend their money as they see fit. The funny thing of it is if you started making a list of every establishment and the political opinions that those who work there have ever expressed you'd quickly find that you can't do business with anybody.JustaShooter wrote:I'm continually amazed at the lengths some folks will go so they don't feel like they are doing anything wrong by supporting anti-2A businesses.