Questions. Legallity of banning from premises you haven't trespassed (Gun related)

That's unfortunate. I would contact the NRA and ask if there are any lawyers who support the NRA in your area who might be able to provide advice or put pressure on the schools to ease up on their unreasonable restrictions. Or, just find an attorney in the yellow pages. You might have better luck getting SUNY Albany to change its policy given its status as a taxpayer-funded school, rather than a private school like Siena. Contact your ROTC group leaders and ask if they can get the ban lifted.

In light of the Virginia Tech shooting, schools have gone in the wrong direction and fear firearms and firearm owners more than ever, even if they're the good guys.

Welcome to the forum, by the way.

 

You have to understand the difference between public property, private property and a public place. Public property would include things owned buy the public at large like the roadways/highways and many parks. Private property like your house, the university grounds or a business building. A public place is an area that is privately owned but generally open to the public with (sometimes) restrictions. The parking lot of your local grocery store is private property but a public place in that you can enter onto it in order to do business there but the owner can have you served with a criminal trespass warning.

The University may be publicly funded but is not public property. Access can be restricted or forbidden by the regents/trustees. While they are likely acting within the law it does not make it any more palatable. Liberal thinking abounds on most college campuses. They can and will ban you from their property if they have good reason to believe you are a gun owner. They will hide behind the curtain of "Campus Safety" but the agenda is much more dark and sinister than that.

 

I am not a lawyer, but I don't think they need any reason to ban you since it is private property. Not that I support it, but they are just covering their *** in case something were to happen.

Rather than going the lawyer route, you might first try just making an appointment to talk with the administrator who signed the letter. Just be friendly and explain what happened and why you need access to the campus for your ROTC. Hopefully after they see that you're not a nut and pose no risk they will revoke the ban.

 

People tend to REACT to history, and your circumstance apparently generated a less than desirable memory to someone.

 

Sounds like you are the most recent victim of anti-gun paranoia. Urban citizens have been conditioned by the ultra-left to fear anyone other than government agents who may be armed. The media and leftist governments have trained people to call 9-1-1 and report anyone who may have a gun.

Campus police very often work with city cops in the area. I betcha the campus cops were involved because it was so close to the campus, and the school has a "zero tolerance" firearms policy. The campus cop writes his report and sends it through channels. The report becomes flagged because a firearm is mentioned, resulting in the thoughtless administrative process that automatically labels you a risk.

There are many places in this great country of ours that I choose to not live in, and New York is one of them.

I wish you luck in dealing with the school on this, but I fear they will dig in like a tick and not give you a break.

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