Concelled carry on HOA property

I doubt that very many HOA docs say anything about concealed carry. If someone has a permit, they are generally allowed to carry most places (depending on state law, exceptions include schools, bars, state legislature building). Again depending on the state and local laws businesses may be able to exclude concealed carry with appropriate notice.

Are you referring to association buildings like a clubhouse, or in the subdivision in general?

The 2nd amendment protects people from the government. An HOA is private property and has authority to adopt reasonable regulations for weapons in common areas in most states.

That includes all firearms in common areas, to include parking areas, must unloaded and secured in locked container or case.
No firearms may be left unattended in vehicle parked in common areas.

That would be a stretch, especially in condo buildings. How would a gun owner be able to go to or from their unit to the sidewalk or car with
their legal firearm and avoid passing through common areas aside from base jumping from their balcony?

Here's one for you. I have to qualify on the range throughout the year for work. The range instructor mentioned to me
that a condo that has retail, a company wanted to open a day care in the vacant retail space. some of the parties were on board with it
until the condo unit owners got wind of it and killed the plan. In Nevada law, guns are banned from the property that has a daycare, because it is
considered a school.

Here's an example. Since Nevada is an open carry state. Permit or no permit, you can't take a gun in the trunk of your car or a locked
glove box on any school property. Here is the tricky catch 22. The MGM company, at the MGM Grand is a daycare. You cannot park at the Bellagio
with a gun on your person or in your car. Two different properties, but the properties are enjoined by the master company, The same catch 22
would apply to HOAs if some covenant would pass.

In common areas like clubhouse, pools, tennis courts, golf courses, and other amenities they may request no guns. However they can not supercede the law.

Two years ago, one of our members got a civil harassment restraining order against another member who was required to surrender his firearm to the sheriff. Our HOA would not have been able to modify that order because it has no authority over 2nd Amendment rights.

Private property owners can restrict the possession of guns on their property. An HOA can prohibit guns on common area. Doing so does not violate the 2nd Amendment. See the following and many other sites:

https://www.mulcahylawfirm.com/can-a-hoa-prohibit-firearms-in-common-areas/

Wrong again.

Our board’s only power except for insignificant exercise in other areas is to maintain the roads and greenbelt. No way could the board successfully restrict lawful firearm activities. It so happens that our county prohibits discharging firearms in a subdivision but members shoot anyway and the sheriff doesn’t care. One member checked with the sheriff first. Another member has a shooting range. It’s like our board meetings- the wild west.

So what have we learned Charlie Brown?

Like so many HOA issues, this one is evolving, especially in light of the assorted "stand your ground" laws around the country and loosening up of regulations For example, in my state, the law was changed in 2022 to allow anyone 18+ to carry a concealed handgun in public, provided he or she isn't prohibited from possessing a gun by state or federal law.

(Not a good idea in my opinion - my view on guns is similar to Bill's. I understand there are legitimate needs to having the thing for protection, but can anyone explain why you need a license to practice medicine, work as a beautician, drive a car and even get MARRIED, but any boob who owns a gun can carry it everywhere??? Why would you need your gun at the HOA pool?)

We just had a conversation on the Lester/Yari incident which has resulted in a lawsuit by Yari against Lester and the HOA he lives in, so we may have to expect similar incidents in the future since it seems the entire country is packing, permit or not. Expect a patchwork of assorted laws around the country, which may or may not put the HOA's master insurance policy at risk, but those are conversations for another day.

Until then, I found this article on the issue which is something Patrick's community (and maybe a few others) may want to ponder as they consider if any regulations are necessary. https://outfastrealty.com/is-it-legal-for-hoas-to-prohibit-guns-within-residents-homes/#:~:text=Courts%20have%20generally%20upheld%20the,the%20fundamental%20rights%20of%20homeowners.

Fake news.

Fact: A HOA Board can restrict the use of firearms on common areas.

Keep bringing it. I will keep correcting your half-crazed notions on Constitutional law.

Clarification: I mean HOA restrictions pertaining to common area usage.

A concealed carry permit pertains to carrying a gun on public property. It has nothing to do with restrictions property owners may place on the use of their property.

Fact: A HOA may lawfully prohibit guns on common areas. Doing so is //not// a violation of the Second Amendment.

Post-o. Change to "carrying a gun in certain public places."

Maybe to the untrained observer. I see people all the time I can tell are carrying concealed. As far as invasion of privacy, you have no right to privacy in a common area in an HOA.

In Florida it was a gray area as you had castle doctrine to have a gun in your home and your car without a permit, but carrying it through a common area parking lot would be illegal. Now there's no CC permits required in Florida, so it's not an issue. Before that though a Florida HOA could not restrict a lawfully carried concealed weapon.