Flightmare wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 12:50 pm
mloamiller wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 12:36 pm
Keith B wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 12:05 pm
As I stated earlier, I just assume if a business is a RED >51% venue, then anything associated with it will be off limits.
I used the example of the movie/dinner theatre because I've been in one where there weren't any signs on the front door, or where you purchase movie tickets. Once you get into the lobby area, you can see a bar on one side that has a 51% sign next to it.
Logically, it's hard to believe the entire location gets more than 51% of it's revenue for on-site alcohol consumption, but I also acknowledge that "logic" isn't always a requirement when it comes to laws.
And all of this is why I've been pushing for the removal of state prohibition of carry at "51% locations". It is already against the law to carry while intoxicated. The method in which a business generates the majority of it's revenue should not be a deciding factor in state prohibition. This is not to say the business would not be allowed to prohibit carry on their own by posting compliant signage, I just do not agree with the state prohibition.
This is one of the hold-overs from the original CHL bill that we have not been able to change. At this point, there are decades of history that say LTC holders can go to bars with no problem. There should be no distinction on that for "some" bars. I also believe that a lot of the 30.07 signs in restaurants are because of TABC requirements on reporting if there is an "incident" with on customer objecting to another customer with an openly carried handgun. TABC should NOT be part of Texas gun laws.... period. The "unlicensed" carry sign is a joke. Someone who is using a gun illegally in a place that sells liquor is not going to worry about misdemeanor versus felony. Unless I'm mistaken, armed robbery is already a felony. This makes even less sense with the possibility that Constitutional Carry may pass with this Legislative session. Time to get TABC back to just its primary mission.