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I think it will be useful to maintain a list of business that are posting some variation of a ‘No Guns’ sign in NJ.   I'd like to crowdsource the data.  If forum members can list, in this thread, the County, Town, and Business Name, plus any notes you think relevant, I will periodically pull the information out of the thread, and add it to this top post.   It should give carry permit holders on this forum one post to check to see where private businesses have added restrictions.  I'm not capturing here the broader restrictions that are part of NJ law...schools, courthouses, etc.  

This is NEITHER A COMPREHENSIVE NOR A CURRENT LIST of NJ businesses that have posted any variation of a “No Guns’ sign.  Data is reported by NJGunForums members and updated to this post as time allows.   Each carry permit holder remains responsible for looking for ‘no guns’ signage whenever entering a business.

Format:    County, Town, Business Name,  Relevant Notes,  Date Posted to the forum

Note Regarding Movie Theaters:   Regal, AMC, and Cinemark all operate cinemas in NJ, and all are reported by multiple sources to have 'no gun' policies.  From what I can tell, only Regal mentions it on their website, buried in the 'Regal Admittance Policy/Costumes with Masks and Props' section, where both prop and real firearms are prohibited.   Look closely for 'no guns' signs when attending the theater, and let me know if such signs are sighted in the wild.

Note regarding Costco:   I’ve not seen a ‘no guns’ sign at any Costco I’ve visited, but the corporate website prohibits carry at all Costco locations.  https://customerservice.costco.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/709/~/are-guns-%26-personal-firearms-allowed-in-costco-warehouses%3F

Atlantic 

  • Atlantic City     All Casinos     Announced by Casino Association of NJ        2/7/23
  • Mays Landing. LensCrafters in the Hamilton Mall.   Sign on door. 12/30/23        

Bergen

  • Fair Lawn.   Bowlero.     All Bowlero locations in the state.    2/8/23
  • Hackensack, The Shops at Riverside. Small "Code of Conduct" sign includes among the rules in small print a 'No Weapons' line. 9/17/23 
  • Paramus.   Garden State Plaza.   Long list of rules at entrances.   2/8/23
  • Paramus  Paramus Park Mall. 4/8/23
  • Wallington.  Bowlero.   All Bowlero locations in the state.   2/8/23

Burlington

  • Medford.  Spotts Hardware.  There are small signs at each entrance.  6/30/23
  • Moorestown.  Moorestown Mall.  There is a small sign at each mall entrance, except the entrance through Boscov's Dept. Store. 12/29/30

Camden

  •  Blackwood.   Bowlero.   All Bowlero locations in the state.   2/8/23
  • Cherry Hill.  Sam Ash. 3/15/23

Cape May

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Cumberland

  •  Millville. America's Best Contacts and Eyeglasses. Firearms Prohibited sign on door.  12/22/23

Essex

  • Belleville.  Bowlero.   All Bowlero locations in the state.   2/8/23
  • Short Hills. The Mall at Short Hills.   Signs at all entrances, some stores have additional signage.  12/21/23

Gloucester

  •  Deptford.  Bowlero.   All Bowlero locations in the state.   2/8/23
  • Glassboro. Lidl. Small sign posted.  8/30/23

Hudson

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Hunterdon

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Mercer

  •  East Windsor. Picture Show movie theater on Rt 130.  Sign on door.  9/17/23  
  • Lawrenceville.   Quakerbridge Mall.    Signage may not be on all entrances. 2/2/23
  • Princeton.  Whole Foods Market. No guns sign at entrance. 6/20/23. 

Middlesex

  • Edison   Supercharged Entertainment (indoor go cart racing). 8/30/23
  • Metuchen. Whole Foods.   Sign on entry door. 2/14/24
  • North Brunswick.   Bowlero.   All Bowlero locations in the state.   2/8/23

Monmouth

  • Hazlet    Bowlero.   All Bowlero locations in the state.   2/8/23
  • Middletown. T-mobile on Rt 35.  No Guns sign.  2/4/24

Morris

  • East Hanover.  AMC Theater. No Weapons Sign (pic of handgun) posted at entrance.   5/13/2
  • East Hanover. Chuck E Cheese. Sign hard to spot in entranceway, says anyone carrying will be treated as a trespasser.  1/31/24. 
  • Parsippany.  Whole Foods.  Signage at entrance. 10/29/23

Ocean

  •  Lacey. Lacey Elks Lodge. 12/21/23

Passaic

  • Wayne. Whole Foods  1/2/24
  • Wayne.  Willowbrook Mall. Signage at entrances. 5/16/23

Salem

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Somerset

  • Bridgewater Township.  Bridgewater Commons Mall.   Signage is not obvious.  2/3/22
  • Green Brook.   Bowlero.   All Bowlero locations in the state.   2/8/23
  • Manville.  Kids Empire.  Conspicuous sign on door as you enter.  7/1/23
  • Watchung.   American Freight.  Prominent sign. 2/17/23

Sussex

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Union

  •  Elizabeth, Ikea, 6/28/23

Warren

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19 hours ago, 10X said:

Mays Landing     Phildo's Orthodontics     This is an example entry only.        2/2/23

Had to do a double-take on this. Bravo!

Bridgewater Commons Mall, though the posting is certainly not conspicuous.

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A question, though.  Do "No Gun" signs in NJ now carry the force of law?  That's one of the biggest issues in Florida,  Currently, they do not in FL but if we get "constitutional carry" in FL (especially if it implies "open carry" (currently, the proposed FL HB 543 does not)), various retail / tourist commerce associations (like "The Rodent/FRF") will scream bloody murder until it's included. thereby rendering all forms of carry useless/worthless. 

If we adopt "permitless carry" (as it is not true "constitutional carry") as currently written, then whatever all a merchant can do is eject us from the premises if we are caught carrying in their premises (Concealed is concealed, after all). Now, if we refuse to leave after being ordered to, that becomes "Armed Trespass,"  a felony.  If signs acquire the force of law, we can be  arrested on the spot  and charged criminally, no matter if we do choose to leave the premises or not.

 

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Bumping this thread.  I'm encouraged by how very few businesses have been called out thus far as having 'no guns' policies, but at the same time I want to be sure any of which we're aware are added to the top post.  So if you've seen a 'no guns' sign, let me know!

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My thinking when I started the thread was that it would attract (not undeserved) bashing of businesses that post signs, calls for boycotts, and other political discussion.  But you make a very good point about more eyes on the thread being useful.   

I've no objection if you want to move it to the more open side of the forum.

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47 minutes ago, Mrs. Peel said:

@10X - moved and pinned. It should get more eyes on it now. Let me know if it becomes burdensome and you need help keeping up with it.  

Thanks!    I'll continue to bump it once a week or so, but we're all hoping the list never becomes so long as to be burdensome.

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We should make a flyer and drop them at every privately owned company and store:

Dear Store Owner:

Thank you for your consideration of NOT posting a "No Guns allowed" sign.  As you know,  people see these signs and will keep walking instead of entering.  If you have no sign as you do right now,  you will get all the customers you have now and quite a few new ones.  Posting the sign will no doubt get you less customers.  Thank you for your consideration,

The Law Abiding Fellow Citizen

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2 hours ago, Tunaman said:

We should make a flyer and drop them at every privately owned company and store:

Dear Store Owner:

Thank you for your consideration of NOT posting a "No Guns allowed" sign.  As you know,  people see these signs and will keep walking instead of entering.  If you have no sign as you do right now,  you will get all the customers you have now and quite a few new ones.  Posting the sign will no doubt get you less customers.  Thank you for your consideration,

The Law Abiding Fellow Citizen

I believe "handgunlaw.us" has a perfect cutout sticker for merchants that do not honor our right to carry by imposing these signs

No Guns = No $$$

BTW, they also state that NJ No gun signs "do" have the force of law... Be careful!

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2 hours ago, Tunaman said:

We should make a flyer and drop them at every privately owned company and store:

Dear Store Owner:

Thank you for your consideration of NOT posting a "No Guns allowed" sign.  As you know,  people see these signs and will keep walking instead of entering.  If you have no sign as you do right now,  you will get all the customers you have now and quite a few new ones.  Posting the sign will no doubt get you less customers.  Thank you for your consideration,

The Law Abiding Fellow Citizen

I have these cards and you can get them too.

They are printed on  2 sides

 

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Okay. First of all I can't support no legal concealed carry.

However, if you believe in the 2A you have to believe in private property rights.

Casinos have always been off limits even for cops.  The only people who can carry in casinos are NJSP assigned to the casino detail or Feds.

Twist on that.

I've said this before.

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17 hours ago, Downtownv said:

I have these cards and you can get them too.

They are printed on  2 sides

 

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Any chance you have an updated link for these cards? I found this but it dead ends when you click to buy: https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/free-ttag-your-business-just-lost-money-today-gun-rights-cards-2/

 

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7 minutes ago, Xtors said:

Any chance you have an updated link for these cards? I found this but it dead ends when you click to buy: https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/free-ttag-your-business-just-lost-money-today-gun-rights-cards-2/

 

That link is 11 years old!  502 error is expected since the server no longer exists.

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4 minutes ago, JohnnyB said:

That link is 11 years old!  502 error is expected since the server no longer exists.

See my post above.  As an alternative, you can use the cards I reference from handgunlaw.us

 

No Guns = No $$$

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Ok, so I can take it to Staples and they can duplicate the card so if I make, say 1000. anybody interested? hell, I can change or delete the website listing. or add

https://momsdemandaction.org/ 

www.Momneedstogetlaid.com

www.NJSP.org

www.PhilMurphySucks.com

I'll look into it

 

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Bump!

I'm encouraged by how very few 'no guns' businesses we have in the list so far, but if you see a sign, post it here and I'll move it to the top post to keep the information all in one place.   List county, town, business, and any relevant notes about the restriction.

 

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