--- description: "This is not a gun-free zone" title: Pennsylvania Town Warns Visitors Its Residents Are Packing Heat image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Pennsylvania Town Warns Visitors Its Residents Are Packing Heat by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 11, 2015 12:37 PM CUT by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 11, 2015 12:37 PM CUT A Pennsylvania town is [placing signs](http://fox43.com/2015/02/05/conoy-township-warns-visitors-not-a-gun-free-zone/ "undefined") around its streets to warn visitors that it’s no “gun-free zone.” “Welcome to Conoy Township. This is not a gun-free zone,” signs posted around the Lancaster County town say, a local Fox affiliate reports. A spate of nearby robberies spurred locals to place the signs as a deterrent against future crimes. Almost 90% of households in the town of 3,300 people have guns, according to an estimate by the township supervisor, Steve Mohr. “Don’t take it personal,” says Ken Ebersole of Conoy Township. “Self-defense, protect your property, home invasions, it’s getting out of control.” Locals plan to place 16 signs around the township. \[[_Fox 43_](v "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3704702/conoy-township-pennsylvania-gun-free-zone/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3704702/conoy-township-pennsylvania-gun-free-zone/"},"headline":"Pennsylvania Town Warns Visitors Its Residents Are Packing Heat","datePublished":"2015-02-11T12:37:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:19:24.794Z","description":"\"This is not a gun-free zone\"","url":"https://time.com/3704702/conoy-township-pennsylvania-gun-free-zone/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3704702/conoy-township-pennsylvania-gun-free-zone/","name":"Pennsylvania Town Warns Visitors Its Residents Are Packing Heat"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Watch How The AK-47 Came to be \"Made in America\"","description":"Gun stores all across America are selling out of the world's most popular assault rifle","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/rMQyvrTm/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-01-28T19:20:54.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/rMQyvrTm.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3704702/conoy-township-pennsylvania-gun-free-zone/","duration":"PT1M44S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3704702/conoy-township-pennsylvania-gun-free-zone/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```