Going to Bloomington

[dyerwatcher]

Going to Bloomington this weekend I will be carrying concealed on and around campus. I typically don't pay attention to signs, just vote with my wallet. Are a lot of businesses anti 2A.?

 

[kawtech87]

I go to B-town fairly often. Lots of good places to eat.

I keep mine covered and never have any trouble. My dad and I went to Little Zagreb's last week for some meatballs. I was CC the whole time. I'm not sure my dad even noticed.

I haven't seen any signs but I also never look for them either. Just keep it under wraps and enjoy B-town.

 

[Que]

Going to Bloomington this weekend I will be carrying concealed on and around campus. I typically don't pay attention to signs, just vote with my wallet. Are a lot of businesses anti 2A.?

If you are going to Bloomington and will be carrying concealed, you don't have to worry about all the anti 2A businesses, which there are many.

 

[williamnewman1]

there are quite a few that are anti-2A but just CC and you will be fine , the people are so wrapped up in their lives they don't notice much else anyway

 

[sharpetop]

I've never had an issue in Bloomington.

 

[Lebowski]

Super liberal town and illegal to carry on campus (borders aren't super well defined) but just keep it covered.

I'm sure if you were open carrying you'd get a lot of guff, but keep it hid and enjoy the town. Bloomington is a real nice place this time of year!

 

[shibumiseeker]

Super liberal town and illegal to carry on campus (borders aren't super well defined) but just keep it covered.

I'm sure if you were open carrying you'd get a lot of guff, but keep it hid and enjoy the town. Bloomington is a real nice place this time of year!

It is not illegal to carry on campus, just against university policy. I have never had any issue carrying in Bloomington.

FWIW, Bloomington is not super liberal per se, it has a wide diversity of political viewpoints and a small but very vocal group of far left whackos.

 

[The Bubba Effect]

TONS of pro gun folks in Bloomington. Also, tons of wack jobs who love to tell other people what to do or not do.

You should not have any issues with the anti's in Bloomington. If you OC'd, you probably would not have much issue with the police there either as they are used to dealing with all kinds of freaks, lol.

To answer the original question, I don't know of any businesses that are openly anti 2a in bloomington (except maybe Dick's Sporting Goods and the entire mall in general).

Also, the MC Sports in Bloomington has a sign on their door specifically stating that Licensed persons can OC or CC handguns in their store.

 

[lonehoosier]

Super liberal town and illegal to carry on campus (borders aren't super well defined) but just keep it covered.

I'm sure if you were open carrying you'd get a lot of guff, but keep it hid and enjoy the town. Bloomington is a real nice place this time of year!

I want to hear more about this.

 

[bingley]

WHAT??? You're going to Bloomington? Don't you know it's exactly like Chicago? As soon as you set foot in the town, you'll be mugged, raped, ticketed for wearing animal products, and then raped again. Every minute some liberal student or professor will come up to you to redistribute your wealth and for the jobless bums who they say deserve healthcare. If you try to have a meal anywhere, the waiting staff will sodomize you with all all-organic, non-GMO turnip. If you try to leave, the cops will stomp you on the curb and then send you to sensitivity training with some transgender Nazi Eskimo PETA activist, and you can't leave until you turn gay and have an abortion! DO NOT GO, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO NOT GO!

 

[The Bubba Effect]

WHAT??? You're going to Bloomington? Don't you know it's exactly like Chicago? As soon as you set foot in the town, you'll be mugged, raped, ticketed for wearing animal products, and then raped again. Every minute some liberal student or professor will come up to you to redistribute your wealth and for the jobless bums who they say deserve healthcare. If you try to have a meal anywhere, the waiting staff will sodomize you with all all-organic, non-GMO turnip. If you try to leave, the cops will stomp you on the curb and then send you to sensitivity training with some transgender Nazi Eskimo PETA activist, and you can't leave until you turn gay and have an abortion! DO NOT GO, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO NOT GO!

Reminds me of a poem about Crocodiles.

 

[KW730]

illegal to carry on campus

Well ****. I should probably stop breaking the law.

 

[Raskolnikov]

Bloomington is a great place, even if the university is a socialist enclave. However, I graduated from there, and I turned out to be pro-liberty. No one will know you are carrying a firearm if it is concealed. It is not illegal to carry on campus, although you could be asked to leave if you are caught with a gun. The university is anti-gun. When I was a student there, I renewed my LTCH through the Bloomington Police Department. I did not live on campus, I had a job, went to school, and was a full-time resident of Bloomington. Despite those facts, I still had to "obtain the consent" of the IU Police Department. Although the IU Police were happy to help me with my request, I was more angry with Bloomington PD for requiring this. I never got in an ounce of trouble on campus, but what if I had. What if the police caught me drinking at age 20, 40 different times? That does not prevent me from carrying a firearm. What if I received complaints about my music's volume when I lived in the dorms? Were they going to deny me based on that? Sorry for the rant.

The only way that IU Police will know that you are violating their unconstitutional policy (after all, IU is a public institution) is if you do a show and tell with your weapon. What they don't know won't hurt them.

 

[bingley]

Despite those facts, I still had to "obtain the consent" of the IU Police Department. Although the IU Police were happy to help me with my request, I was more angry with Bloomington PD for requiring this.

I'm confused. Can you elaborate? Why are two police departments involved? How long ago was this?

Watch out for the gorillas and crocodiles.

 

[KW730]

What if the police caught me drinking at age 20, 40 different times? That does not prevent me from carrying a firearm.

Actually, I'm pretty sure it would. But I get your point, and yes, you should have told them to process your application anyway or speak with your lawyer.

 

[aaron580]

Bloomington is a great place, even if the university is a socialist enclave. However, I graduated from there, and I turned out to be pro-liberty. No one will know you are carrying a firearm if it is concealed. It is not illegal to carry on campus, although you could be asked to leave if you are caught with a gun. The university is anti-gun. When I was a student there, I renewed my LTCH through the Bloomington Police Department. I did not live on campus, I had a job, went to school, and was a full-time resident of Bloomington. Despite those facts, I still had to "obtain the consent" of the IU Police Department. Although the IU Police were happy to help me with my request, I was more angry with Bloomington PD for requiring this. I never got in an ounce of trouble on campus, but what if I had. What if the police caught me drinking at age 20, 40 different times? That does not prevent me from carrying a firearm. What if I received complaints about my music's volume when I lived in the dorms? Were they going to deny me based on that? Sorry for the rant.

The only way that IU Police will know that you are violating their unconstitutional policy (after all, IU is a public institution) is if you do a show and tell with your weapon. What they don't know won't hurt them.

Did you get your finger prints done at the police station? Can you explain more about how you had to get consent from the campus police? Ive never heard of this before. I got my LTC while at my school and never had to deal with anything like that… They also knew I was at school through casual conversation.

 

[jrogers]

When I was a student there, I renewed my LTCH through the Bloomington Police Department. I did not live on campus, I had a job, went to school, and was a full-time resident of Bloomington. Despite those facts, I still had to "obtain the consent" of the IU Police Department.

When was this? There must be more to the story, because I was a student there when I got my LTCH and had no such issue.

 

[Ruffnek]

You only really need to worry about carry on campus if you're affiliated with IU.It could result in termination or expulsion,depending upon your affiliation.Otherwise tell anyone who hassles you to pound asphalt.

 

[.452browning]

I was at Cracker Barrel last weekend and movie theater as well as rural king. I had both Glocks on me. Not a single problem. Flop shirt over and no crazy anti gun people harassment.

 

[Mr. Habib]

Did you get your finger prints done at the police station? Can you explain more about how you had to get consent from the campus police? Ive never heard of this before. I got my LTC while at my school and never had to deal with anything like that… They also knew I was at school through casual conversation.

I had a similar issue with BPD when I was getting printed for my DCM Garand. BPD refused to do the prints when they found out that I was employed by IU, even though I was a Bloomington resident.