martybegan
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I keep asking myself am i missing something? There is a law being considered to hold businesses responsible for injury if someone is harmed while in their store/business and that business doesnt allow guns to be carried. You can probably guess these are conservatives. My thought is that this law is redundant and potentially legally dangerous as businesses are already liable for injury that occurs within its realm of responsibility. This seems more like a "sending a message law" instead of one that is actually doing something positive.
Missouri Bill Seeks to Hold Gun Free Owners Liable for Damages
if you actively deny by your actions the right of people to conceal carry for their protection, then you should be liable if they are injured due to their being denied their right to carry at your establishment.
Thus, if you truly want to create a "gun free zone", you can't just place a feel good sign in your window, you have to provide some screening method to assure the area is gun free, or face the consequences if someone robs your place and harms a person who would have normally been armed.