Here in Asheville, NC there is a gun show the day after tomorrow. Yesterday a Councilman from Asheville city council got up on his hind legs and said he thought the law banning guns on city property should apply to the gun show. Another councilman said he agreed with this position. Trouble is the gun show is at the WNC Ag center which is owned by the state. This statement is on the Ag center website;
The Western North Carolina Agricultural Center is owned by the STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
and operated by the NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER SERVICES.
Steve Troxler, Commissioner of Agriculture
Whisky, Tango, Foxtrot! Did these idiots not realize the gun show was on state property and not on city property? Their statements were repeated in the paper and on the evening News. The city of Asheville is a bit like San Francisco, but the surrounding area is fairly conservative. Perhaps I ought to write to the editor of the newspaper and suggest that if the city council wants to tell us what can and cannot take place on state owned property they ought to run statewide.
I don't really have a "problem" with rules saying I cannot carry at the city offices, but the city ownes venues like the US Cellular center where we have had gun shows for years. NC Law forbids carrying at "events" ie where tickets are sold. There is no State law forbiding carrying at gunshows (of course). Still, we are not allowed to carry loaded guns and they disable the firearm with a zip tie. Sellers routinely cut those off if they have an obviously interested buyer. Still, I have known for 40 plus years that there are anti gunners who are more than happy to secretly load guns at gun shows hoping to create an ND.