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My first post here -- registered just to sound off on this issue.

Went to the fair today (Oct 11) and showed my CHL to the wander who said outloud to his supervisor "CHL here." Now everyone knows. She asked me in a plain voice if I was carrying, which I confirmed (again, everyone knows). Was told to wait by the gate supervisor.

Told I needed to wait for "Sammy". After about 20 minutes, Sammy showed up and insisted on writing down my info. When I questioned this, he got extremely terse and basically told me to comply or leave. I questioned why my info was being taken, and was told the usual 'in case something happens', 'in case your gun falls out of your pocket', etc. Was told that the sheet was shredded at the end of the day. Sammy also indicated that they could take info because they were a private organization leasing the Fair Park land. I questioned why take the info at all, and Sammy made clear he was done talking. In hindsight, I should have refused, but I complied just to get the situation over with.

Note that NO Dallas LEO was involved in this process. Sounds like they still don't have their process down.

Also note that I went to the fair a week ago, and showed my CHL to the gatekeeper. They didn't even examine it, just waved me through.

Finally, have we narrowed down a list of who to contact on this issue? Sounds like some are unable to act, and others are responsive. Who should I send e-mails to in order to have my complaint heard?

Thanks for fighting the good fight, happy to help if I can, even to the point of making monetary donations. Has anyone had luck contacting the NRA on this?

-Keller