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Carrying a concealed weapon to a public event has got nothing to with being a decent person; certain venues do not entertain the practice for reasons of their own, to which they are entitled. It would also be very likely that the organizers have the place tightly secured with armed security on the ground unobtrusively mingling with the crowd. | |||
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George, I live in Arizona. Here, we can carry concealed, without a permit of any kind. That said, there are places where I just leave it in my pick-up. A hunting show is one of those places for me. Formerly "Nganga" | |||
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It is the remote parking that is the problem Steve. Especially if you must leave the convention late after dark. KBHCC is on the edge of some territory where if one is walking in the dark...one would like to have his gun. All this said...I have seen no signage this year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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In recent years there has been several changes to where carry is allowed. At one time you were not allowed to carry to public facilities with a capacity over a certain number, government facilities, and several others. Now to ban carry at a lot of facilities they have to justify the ban. It also gets complicated when alcohol sales are involved. If I remember correctly they changed the arrangement for booths selling guns in order to allow alcohol outside of the concession area. DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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I have a co-worker that was changing trains at the convention center station. He was hit in the back of the head by some punk that must have thought he was an easy target and he landed on the tracks. When my co-worker got up the punk came at him again, but got knocked out instead. This was in day time during rush hour with lots of people around. DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Those trains have become a war zone. They are on the news about every other day with stabbings, or gang beat-downs. Dallas made a big mistake when they extended to tracks down into South Dallas. ..................................................................... ![]() ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith ![]() | |||
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I know it is after the fact but the show used to post 30.06 signs but about 3 years ago we stopped in accordance with changes to state law. Scott Tobermann, DVM Past President, Dallas Safari Club | |||
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I have a couple of friends (from different countries) who attend every year. One used to do Thai fighting professionally in the far east. One is ex-special forces, one of the upper level special forces. They were walking to catch a ride somewhere when they were accosted by 4 males from south of the border. The 4 males attempted to rob them. When it was over, rather quickly I might add, I am confident the 4 males wished they were back across the border. It did not work out so well for them. | |||
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Larry, That is a great story. One never knows.... Kodiak 2022 Namibia 2019 Namibia 2018 South Africa 2017 Alaska Brown Bear 2016 South Africa, 2016 Zimbabwe 2014 South Africa 2013 Australia 2011 Alberta 2009 Namibia 2007 Alberta 2006 | |||
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And the reason to never mess with anyone because one never knows what is lurking beneath the surface. | |||
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I noticed that the policy (or at least the lack of signage) changed at last year's 2017 show. I was taking the DART train down to the show and wasn't going to ride it w/o carrying my pistol. So regardless of whether the Convention Center was posted or not, I was carrying. As someone else noted, the best they can do is ask you to leave, and if you refuse, then you can be cited for trespassing. Fortunately, when I got there, there was no sign in the location where I had seen it in the past. The sign wasn't there this year either. Excellent. | |||
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JG, Sorry for the lack of a response, I moved inbto the hotel for our convention on Jan 1 and have not looked at /AR until tonight. The convention center is a "government building" as defined by Texas law and as such, we could not prohibit open or concealed carry if we wanted to, which we did not. No telling how many people were carrying concealed,myself included, and I don't care. Having said that, anyone carrying openly would likely be shadowed by an armed member of Dallas Security (not DPD), sorry for taking so long to respond. Been pretty busy. Karl Evans | |||
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Thank you sir! Congrats on another great show. | |||
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