The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) wants to allow alcohol sales?at gun shows and other gun events. More specifically, they are seeking to allow gun shows to be held in venues that already have liquor licenses.
Well, nothing could go wrong here, right? Responsible gun owners, you know? But gun ownership groups and advocates?aren’t happy about the plan. Hold up, though….don’t be thinking it’s because they’re using common sense and other crazy stuff like that.
They’re miffed because the proposal states that?gun buyers would not be allowed to take possession of the guns they buy at the show if alcohol is being served there.
Current law restricts gun events?to venues that do not have liquor licenses.
Texas State Rifle Association (yeah, of course Texas has its own gun-nut association) legislative director Alice Tripp weighs in:
?Does that make any sense? Who would buy a gun at a gun show where you couldn’t take possession of it? Nobody is interested in selling alcohol at a gun show.? (Raw Story)
So why exactly is TABC doing this? They say it’s because they received a rule change request from a?Dallas/Fort Worth gun club. TABC has scheduled a public hearing on the proposal for Aug. 19 at its Austin headquarters. Stay tuned, y’all!
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