After negative feedback, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has recommended abandoning a plan to allow restricted alcohol sales at gun shows.

The plan, originally proposed last month, would have allowed the sale of alcohol at gun shows, but included restrictions such not selling live ammo, disabling all firearms on the sales floor, and not allowing customers to leave with their purchased weapons.  The commission asked for public feedback, which was mainly negative.  Many expressed concern over the mixture of alcohol and firearms, while others spoke out over the proposed restrictions.

Alice Tripp, legislative director for the Texas State Rifle Association, said that her group was originally concerned over the plan, but eventually believed it would not have affected gun shows,

It was never going to impact the traditional gun show.

Nobody that operates a traditional gun show, not the clubs, not the promoters, they didn't want it.

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission spokesperson Carolyn Beck noted that some concerns over the plan were from people who felt it was part of a conspiracy to cause a problem that would ultimately lead to the banning of gun shows.  Beck said that the proposal was intended to address the Dallas Safari Club's annual convention, an event that can attract up to 50,000 people.  The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission will address the issue at their next meeting on Tuesday.

via MSN

 

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