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by Sasnakra
Fri Oct 08, 2010 7:41 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: How was your fair experience?
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Re: How was your fair experience?

Visited the State Fair around 5:00PM yesterday afternoon - interesting. We parked on-site in an offical lot and walked up to the rear entrance. The security guard had my wife open her purse - quick glance (she wasn't carrying, but they didn't wand her). Before I could ask for a supervisor to show my CHL, the guard very briefly (as in a quick pass only my left side - only) wanded me and said 'Have a good time". He didn't identify my Taurus PT-709 pistol and Galco hoslter in my front right pants pocket.

This check point was not busy or the guards overloaded. At first I chuckled about the sloppy srceening - then begain thinking :mad5 about how many illegal handguns are probably in the fair that passed right through the security gates (not counting any that 'Bangers' friends passed through or over the fence in remote areas). If the fair is going to screen for weapons and give the typical unarmed citizens a false sense of safety - then they should actually do it. I haven't heard of any incidents so far this year at the fair, but unless security improves it's only a matter of time.

This is just another example of why we carry - we must take more responsibilty for our our safety - rather than falsely believe that "someone" is out there watching over and ready to leap out to protect us from anything or anyone.
Be safe out there!
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