Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Apartment tenants told they must get rid of their guns or move. [View all]dballance
(5,756 posts)I do not doubt that Minnesota has passed laws that make it illegal for landlords to prohibit firearms. Most states do have Renters' Rights laws that dictate when and under what circumstances a landlord can enter your apartment and how much notice they must give. That's pretty common.
But the 4th Amendment all on its own does not forbid a private search on private property.
People in this country are very confused about what the Constitution does and does not cover. It explicitly covers government actions. None of the Constitution nor the first 10 amendments commonly known as The Bill of Rights are limits on private entities. The US Congress, state and local authorities have all had to pass laws that extend those rights to cover private businesses and entities.
As I mentioned. The 14th Amendment made the African American slaves citizens and provided that the US government could not discriminate. It did not prevent private entities from discriminating. If it had we would never have had sit-ins at lunch counters, and signs in business windows that said the business only served whites.