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FARGO—West Acres has new signs asking you not to bring any guns into the mall.
There are 26 stickers on any door underneath the West Acres sign.
They were put up by just a day after the constitutional carry law went into effect in North Dakota in early August.
Like any other shopping day, most come to the mall for some good finds.
"We just figured this was a good way to avoid any confusion or any questions that might come up," said Chris Heaton, West Acres Property Management.
New stickers asking you not to bring a gun inside, this all comes on the heels of more relaxed laws thanks to constitutional carry.
While the stickers are new, the policy has been around for as long as West Acres, since 1972.
"The handful of times that we have to talk to somebody about that, everybody has been very very polite and very respectful and abided by our policy," said Heaton.
Firearm enthusiasts who have permits say the law is confusing.
Even though Craig Roe teaches what's in this Century Code, he's not sure where it says private businesses can restrict carrying laws.
"I basically tell people in class that if you don't think you can carry into somewhere. For your own peace of mind, probably don't," said Roe.
Roe says he's getting more questions in the classes he teaches after constitutional carry and sometimes the answers aren't always black and white.
"These are some of the things that need to be straightened out in the Century Code , as far as I'm concerned. I don't know why some of these places and things can't be made much more clear," said Roe.
For now, West Acres says it's not trying to stomp on anyone's rights, but protect every shopper, by asking you to keep your firearms locked in your cars.
"We hope that they feel safe here. We take public safety very very seriously," said Roe.
We talked to a lawyer who said if you were concealing and carrying in a private business you wouldn't be cited with a charge related to a firearm.
Instead, it would come under trespassing, if you were told to leave or put your firearm in your car, and chose not to.