Mission Statement said:
The annual fair will be a social gathering place where family values will be honored and individuals of all ages will be entertained.
Good - a "family values" place! Being able to protect the family against harm ranks high on my list of family values. Obviously the fair isn't protecting people.
amlevin said:
If going on rides a good holster and retention is strongly suggested. Just picture a "1911" (or any other type) flying through the air like a lost flip-flop.
Indeed a scary thought for many models. (Completely aside from the probability that it won't be there when you get off the ride, or that you'll have some 'splainin to do to the local LEOs.)
One more reason I love my Glocks.
Treat them like the old luggage commercial & they still won't go bang if you don't want them to.
(Yes, I have heard of an ND where someone's clothing &/or fat pressed the trigger as he was sitting down in his car. Needs a better holster that covers the trigger. Maybe less fat too.)
amlevin said:
My Crystal Ball says that next year there will be "No Firearm" signs at all the entrances.
If laws, which can have pretty harsh "sticks", don't stop crime,
WHY would some nitwit expect a sign to have any effect? :banghead:
From a followup story:
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/08/21/2150272/15-year-old-arrested-in-lynden.html
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Fair officials... haven’t started considering whether next year will bring security changes."
Unless it includes metal detectors, they won't prevent a repeat.
This whole thing has to be fake.
I mean, there are laws saying that someone under 18 can't have a pistol except in very limited circumstances,
and there are laws saying that people can't shoot other people unless in fear for their life or grave harm,
and laws prevent crime, right?