Taste of Texas Posted

[anygunanywhere]

Can someone explain to me the difference between Edd Hendee saying on the radio that some of his customers are Very Important People that CHL holders must be kept away from, and Joaquin Jackson saying on an obscure TV show that "civilians" should have a 5-round magazine limit, or Jim Zumbo writing on his blog that hunters shouldn't use black rifles?

- Jim

Ummmmm.... no difference -individuals (antis who have not fully exited the closet) who are expressing their own thoughts on reasonable restrictions?

[frankie_the_yankee]

Can someone explain to me the difference between Edd Hendee saying on the radio that some of his customers are Very Important People that CHL holders must be kept away from, and Joaquin Jackson saying on an obscure TV show that "civilians" should have a 5-round magazine limit, or Jim Zumbo writing on his blog that hunters shouldn't use black rifles?

- Jim

Ummmmm.... no difference -individuals (antis who have not fully exited the closet) who are expressing their own thoughts on reasonable restrictions?

The objective of a radio show is to get the best possible ratings. In addition, Hendee could well have many reasons for saying what he said that have nothing to do with his opinions on reasonable restrictions. For all anyone knows, he could be getting ready to run a string of vending machines selling MP-5's as soon as the legal hurdles are disposed of.

After all, he already owns a restaurant that is not posted 30.06, even though it is obvious that he knows exactly what he would have to do to legally post it.

[Lumberjack98]

I was at Taste of Texas for dinner tonight.

The place was definitely not posted. So I walked in there with my Para just as cool as a cucumber.

All it had was one of those signs (like you see anywhere alcohol is sold) informing that unlicensed possession was a felony.

The staff was friendly and cheerful, and made me feel perfectly welcome.

The food (prime rib) was good, though not the best I have ever had. But quite good nonetheless. The service was also reasonably quick and efficient, in spite of the fact that the place was quite busy.

Parking lot security was highly visible, which was nice as I had some luggage in my truck including several guns.

Bottom line: Talk is cheap, and radio shows exist to get ratings. The guy said what he said for reasons that we cannot know. But where the rubber meets the road, the place is not posted. So I would say that it is as friendly to CHL's as any other place we might go that is also not posted.

That's great news! Thanks for checking it out FTY and posting your experience.

[bdickens]

After all, he already owns a restaurant that is not posted 30.06, even though it is obvious that he knows exactly what he would have to do to legally post it.

And there you have it... If Ed was really an anti-gun bigot he'd have the sign up. Unfortunately, his place is out of my league or I'd go there for dinner tonight just to be contrary.

[aardwolf]

Can someone explain to me the difference between Edd Hendee saying on the radio that some of his customers are Very Important People that CHL holders must be kept away from, and Joaquin Jackson saying on an obscure TV show that "civilians" should have a 5-round magazine limit, or Jim Zumbo writing on his blog that hunters shouldn't use black rifles?

- Jim

Ummmmm.... no difference -individuals (antis who have not fully exited the closet) who are expressing their own thoughts on reasonable restrictions?

[texas2step]

Maybe the reason he doesn't post a 30.06 is for fear of losing his CHL holding, high profile clients.

[Fast Mopar]

First post here on the forum - I listen to Edd on KSEV nearly every day, and I really do enjoy it most of the time. However, it truly bothers me that he does not allow people to carry in his restaurant. Regardless of whether or not he has a correct 30.06 sign, just listening to the audio clip tells a lot. I was planning to take my family to his restaurant within the next month, but we will not be going now.

[heliguy972]

By "high profile customers" he means fat cat liberal politicians and their lib friends who could ruin his business if they construed his restaurant to be far right wing without the 30-06 posting. So it looks like a compromise, he talks the right talk but bends to protect his business interests....

[seamusTX]

Um, it's the other way around. His restaurant does not have a 30.06 posting, according to those who have gone there recently. He said on the air that he does not allow CHLs.

BTW, I've never known anyone who would not go to a place because it wasn't 30.06 posted. I'd venture to say that the vast majority of people who "don't like guns" know nothing about 30.06 or the other details of where CHL holders can and can't carry.

- Jim

[bdickens]

Fast Mopar:

Before you go off half-cocked (sorry, no pun intended), you should note that at least one board member here has verified that Taste of Texas does not have a 30.06 sign posted. As a self-described CHL holder himself, Mr. Hendee surely knows what the law is and what he has to do to make his business off-limits to legally carried defensive sidearms. That he hasn't posted indicates to me that his business is not anti-CHL. He might have been running his mouth about it on the radio, but the entrance to the building is where the rubber really meets the road here.

I don't "smell hypocrite" here, myself. I smell someone making a rhetorical point about property rights. We just got done here with a long thread (http://www.texasshooting.com/TexasCHL_F ... =7&t=14905) where a bunch of people on this board who are ostensibly CHL holders themselves made the exact same rhetorical point. Do any of those people actually have their businesses posted with 30.06 signs? I doubt it, but here they are telling me they can exclude CHL if they want to because of property rights.

For me, it boils down to 30.06 sign = anti-gun bigot. No 30.06 sign = ?????

[shaggydog]

where a bunch of people on this board who are ostensibly CHL holders themselves

I believe that everyone that participated in that thread either is, or is going to be, a CHL holder.

Nothing ostensible about them.

[DoubleActionCHL]

I don't "smell hypocrite" here, myself. I smell someone making a rhetorical point about property rights.

Did you listen to the clip? That wasn't rhetoric. He clearly stated that his business was posted because he caters to high-profile people who want it that way. This was not playing devil's advocate or hypothetical. He wasn't simply discussing private property rights.

I don't know what it was, but it definitely wasn't rhetoric. We'll probably never know, but I suspect that his business was posted at one time; and he has since quietly removed the sign due to negative backlash.

[bdickens]

I believe that everyone that participated in that thread either is, or is going to be, a CHL holder.

Nothing ostensible about them.

For all I know someone could be an imposter. But you're probably right, though. But the fact is is that all we really know is what they're telling us. We know two things about Mr. Hendee and those are: what he said on the radio about what he does at his business and what he actually does at his business

[Fast Mopar]

Byron, I understand your point. I'm sure that Edd is certainly not an anti-gun bigot. And, he can certainly do what he wants because he owns the business, so that is fine. He has done a lot of good things over the years, and I respect him. It still does bother me, though.

[frankie_the_yankee]

I don't know what it was, but it definitely wasn't rhetoric. We'll probably never know, but I suspect that his business was posted at one time; and he has since quietly removed the sign due to negative backlash.

Has anyone actually laid eyes on a 30.06 sign at this establishment? If not, who knows if it was ever posted?