With the State Fair of Texas coming soon.

[Hoi Polloi]

I think we should all show up at 1 gate, at the same time, and invite Fox 4 News to meet us there.

Sensationalized news coverage about a mob of people bringing guns into the fair? I don't think that would help the cause. When the broadcaster explains the ambiguity of the owns or leases law--which Charles said in another thread would lose if currently challenged--and the public, in the way they associate guns with violence and the state fair with being a greater than average risk for violence together with the info that you're already allowed to carry there but object to searches or what the public will perceive to be a very easy documentation process, then you're guaranteed to lose that PR campaign.

[KC5AV]

Show the guard my CHL & DL, he wands from my feet to my knees & says have a nice day...

What the heck is the point of that? Are ankle-holsters outlawed?

I thing the point was that they knew they'd be VERY unlikely to hit on anything between the knees and ankles.

[Crossfire]

I think we should all show up at 1 gate, at the same time, and invite Fox 4 News to meet us there.

Sensationalized news coverage about a mob of people bringing guns into the fair? I don't think that would help the cause. When the broadcaster explains the ambiguity of the owns or leases law--which Charles said in another thread would lose if currently challenged--and the public, in the way they associate guns with violence and the state fair with being a greater than average risk for violence together with the info that you're already allowed to carry there but object to searches or what the public will perceive to be a very easy documentation process, then you're guaranteed to lose that PR campaign.

Fox 4 News coverage and the efforts of James Dark, who was then Executive Director of the TSRA, were the ones who got us into the State Fair in 2007, when they forbid CHL holders to carry there.

[dicion]

When the broadcaster explains the ambiguity of the owns or leases law--which Charles said in another thread would lose if currently challenged--

I think you're mis-reading what he said in regards to that.

He said that if we got back into 30.06 Legislatively, to try and modify it to further restrict property owners rights, or attempt to clarify it further, we would only lose ground, it would never get better, only worse.

However, currently, legally, it's rock solid.

[Oldgringo]

If the TSF and its parking is in such a bad area and if there is such a hassle getting in with your CCW, why bother? What's there that you haven't seen before?

[C-dub]

If the TSF and its parking is in such a bad area and if there is such a hassle getting in with your CCW, why bother? What's there that you haven't seen before?

Next year's new cars and sometimes some cool old ones. And something that no one would have ever or should have ever thought of frying.

[sjfcontrol]

Fried BEER, for heavens sake!

[Crossfire]

Can you have fried beer while carrying concealed at the State Fair?

[sjfcontrol]

Can you have fried beer while carrying concealed at the State Fair?

The frying cooks off all the alcohol. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

[Crossfire]

Uh huh, right. You have to show ID to buy it. And probably give them the number for your cardiologist too.

[chartreuse]

Uh huh, right. You have to show ID to buy it. And probably give them the number for your cardiologist too.

I suspect the inventor may have come to TX by way of Glasgow...