The National Rifle Association sent out an alert to its members late Monday warning that an initiative in Texas to allow alcohol at gun shows could backfire and have a "devastating impact" on NRA events.
The warning came after the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission proposed a new set of rules last week that would allow alcohol to be served at gun shows across the state. The catch was that organizers of the events had to disable all firearms on display, ban live ammunition, and prohibit buyers from taking possession of their weapons on site.
The changes would override the current protocol, in which alcohol-serving venues are made to suspend the sale of alcohol throughout the preparation and duration of a gun show.
But what might appear to be a relaxation of regulations on the gun show industry has not been well-received by the NRA. In an alert posted Monday by the organization's lobbying arm, the NRA asked its members to take action because the changes “could actually end these events as we know them”
"The proposed rules, as currently written, could have a devastating impact on Friends of NRA (FONRA) events in the Lone Star State," the alert said.
Okay am I crazy or is the NRA saying something that makes sense here?
I am not sure if I can live in a world where I find myself in agreement with the NRA.
Oh my God up is down, black is white, and suddenly watching old Charlton Heston movies seems like a great way to spend my afternoon.
Doesn't it seem as if what the TABC is proposing would seriously inconvenience gun humpers? Sure, they'd be able to drink at the show, but they wouldn't be allowed to shoot, too. I mean, they'd have to choose between having their hands on either loaded guns filled with live ammo, or glasses or bottles of booze. They couldn't have both at the same time. Isn't that what NRA is protesting?
ReplyDeleteThey NRA is making sense, but not in a good way. The proposed regulations (disable all firearms on display, ban live ammunition, and prohibit buyers from taking possession of their weapons on site) would add a level of safety to the gun shows to make up for the increased danger of alcohol combined with guns.
ReplyDeleteGun fondlers won't take kindly to the new restrictions and the shows might become less popular. Can't have anything happen that might reduce gun sales.
Don't worry, they will get smacked down again and retract it just like the last time they tried to grab a bit of sanity.
ReplyDeleteYes,.. I don't think this is about being sensible.. it is about people not being able to tote their loaded guns around,.. buying up anything and everything that goes bang.. if people can't buy their stuff at the gun show, then they won't go to the show.. easy peasy.. this just reduces sales, that is their concern, not the safety issue at all.. Pam
ReplyDeleteSending their wicked tentacles around the world:
ReplyDeleteThe NRA Is Quietly Fighting For Your Right To Kill Elephants For Their Ivory
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/12/nra-ivory-elephant-hunting_n_5671332.html
I came to say the same as everyone above: the NRA is not concerned at all about the alcohol-gun combination but about the restrictions, no live ammo, no cash and carry purchases, and (wtf in their NRA minds) disabling the weapons.
ReplyDeleteThis is just stupid. Gun shows are all about buying and selling guns; the NRA is a trade lobby, all about protecting gun vendors. Why on earth would they endorse a market setup where buyers can't take their goods home with them? This is idiotic, I don't understand why this is even a story.
ReplyDeleteGee, no alcohol and guns in the same place?!? How are the ammosexuals going to "FORNAcate" now?
ReplyDeleteThe NRA covering their own asses has the side-effect of "making sense" but it's only an illusion.
ReplyDeleteGryphen, you didn't get it!
ReplyDeleteThe NRA is upset NOT at the sale of alcohol at gun shows, but at the fact that ALL GUNS would have to be disabled , NO live amunition allowed, and NO taking home the same day of your purchases! THAT is what they are upset about!
They couldn't care less about the alcohol, because, aren't there a couple of Red States now that allow guns into bars, too?
No I got it.
DeleteTheir reasoning has to do with the fact that gun purchasers will not be able to immediately turn the weapon on other customers at the gun show.
Still, regardless of why we are in agreement, we are in agreement.
That's all I was saying.
It won't be the same if alcohol was allowed. Their number one prerogative is to sell guns and bullets. What good is a gun show that doesn't allow you to feel the bullet go into the chamber and hear that clicking sound in all it's glory? The NRA is making sense for the wrong reason.
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