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texred1 wrote:He states "do you really think you are gonna need that today?"
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Hos wrote:Oh, ok, thanks. I've just read another thread about the fair on this and other forums and got the wrong impression that everything was ok the first few weeks. It may of just been this selective enforcement. I like the poster's idea a few pages back about picking the line where the attendent seems the most disinterested.

Purplehood wrote:It is akin to making us drink from a separate drinking-fountain. The folks running the fair don't want to make us feel welcome, but they don't want to get hit with a legal suit. So they contrive conditions for our safety and others. Deja vu.

gemini wrote:

Mithras61 wrote:I'm trying my best to believe that they are being honest with us, but I keep hearing this "in case something happens," and I can't figure out what they think might happen.

If it's a shooting incident, the LEOs will get your CHL info at that time. The Fair people having it won't be much use to the LEOs, and it is quite unlikely that a CHLer would be involved in a shooting and NOT stay until the LEOs arrive (if it's so likely as they seem to think, why hasn't it happened yet?).

If your gun falls out of your pocket, how are they going to identify it as yours (were they recording serial numbers as well? I bet not!).

So beyond those two things, what do they think might happen that having your name & info might be of use to them?

I think logic was absent when the minds (or mindless minions) that created the "policy" assembled.

The Annoyed Man wrote:

Brazos wrote:Grapevine Wine Fest – This non-profit, private entity, leases streets and parks each year from the City of Grapevine for a weekend festival. They believe the State Fair, with approval of DPS’s attorneys, has set a precedent by requiring personal information of all CHL holders as a condition of entry. Their volunteers will be logging this information at next year’s event.

I have my doubts about this one. As a Grapevine business owner, I am a member of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce, and our chamber is very conservative in nature, and the city of Grapevine is very conservative in nature. The chamber helps to organize and staff this event. My wife - who has her CHL - volunteers to work in the various booths there. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I would want to check this one out very carefully before believing it.