Great post, can't agree more. Just because I can't carry somewhere, doesn't mean I won't go. A firearm is just a tool, and this particular principle of the ordeal is not enough for me to miss out.txinvestigator wrote: Life is fraught with danger. I don't go to places where I think I might need a handgun, if avoidable. I carry a handgun everywhere I legally can. I also am not so paranoid that I would refuse to attend an event where I could not legally carry. Particularly an event where everyone is searched and/or patted down.
American Airlines Center in Dallas is owned by the city of Dallas. Regardless, at Promise Keepers they were using metal detectors and refused entry to persons carrying handguns. I went anyway, unarmed.
Case and point - the gun show yesterday. I should be able to carry there, for more reasons than I care to list. However, the gun stayed in the truck as I enjoyed an afternoon of good company and browsing.