Posted: 4/23/2016 12:29:38 PM EDT
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This is exactly the situation that I just got clarified at the Yum Center. The Yum Center and the Belvedere are public property and the owners are "the people of the Commonwealth of Ky." The "operators" are the Louisville Metro government and The Louisville Arena Authority. Those two government bodies can not ban firearms, by state law. KRS 65.870. There is no law that says that guns can't be banned on public property. There is strict control of who can actually do that banning. In most cases it is only the General Assembly, but that can often be passed on to a lessee. IF the property is leased to a private business operation for their exclusive use, that business operation may use the property as if it were their own. If you leased property, I am sure you would want the same thing. So, if a event is held on the Belvedere, where the general public is invited to openly attend, the city can not ban firearms. If you and I lease the Belvedere for a private party and no one is allowed there except the people we invite or sell tickets to, we can ban pretty much anything we want, including guns. The Yum Center and Louisville Metro can not demand that we ban guns at our event or make it a part of the lease. My wife and I went to a Willie Nelson concert at Waterfront Park a couple of years ago. The Park had been leased by a concert promoter and that promoter banned guns during the time that he had exclusive use of the park. Louisville Metro had no part in that gun ban. Just be aware that K-12 schools and colleges and universities are a separate deal. They have their own authority by state law and their gun bans travel with them, any place they go. So, if it is a school function or a college function, guns will automatically be banned. So, if a high school girls field hockey team plays a game or practices at a public park, you could not carry a gun into that portion of the park during the time the game was being held. If a bunch of girls just decide to play field hockey in a park and a school has nothing to do with it, you could. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quote History Quoted:
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Softpoint, how does the it work for public places, like the Belvidere and a private business only party. Can they still ban guns? I believe no as its still public land but want to be sure.
This is exactly the situation that I just got clarified at the Yum Center. The Yum Center and the Belvedere are public property and the owners are "the people of the Commonwealth of Ky." The "operators" are the Louisville Metro government and The Louisville Arena Authority. Those two government bodies can not ban firearms, by state law. KRS 65.870. There is no law that says that guns can't be banned on public property. There is strict control of who can actually do that banning. In most cases it is only the General Assembly, but that can often be passed on to a lessee. IF the property is leased to a private business operation for their exclusive use, that business operation may use the property as if it were their own. If you leased property, I am sure you would want the same thing. So, if a event is held on the Belvedere, where the general public is invited to openly attend, the city can not ban firearms. If you and I lease the Belvedere for a private party and no one is allowed there except the people we invite or sell tickets to, we can ban pretty much anything we want, including guns. The Yum Center and Louisville Metro can not demand that we ban guns at our event or make it a part of the lease. My wife and I went to a Willie Nelson concert at Waterfront Park a couple of years ago. The Park had been leased by a concert promoter and that promoter banned guns during the time that he had exclusive use of the park. Louisville Metro had no part in that gun ban. Just be aware that K-12 schools and colleges and universities are a separate deal. They have their own authority by state law and their gun bans travel with them, any place they go. So, if it is a school function or a college function, guns will automatically be banned. So, if a high school girls field hockey team plays a game or practices at a public park, you could not carry a gun into that portion of the park during the time the game was being held. If a bunch of girls just decide to play field hockey in a park and a school has nothing to do with it, you could.
Thanks again softpoint. Will have them clarify if they are leasing it or not if they try to ban them.
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