Elimsitna
Regular Member
Soooo that's a no to open carry. Thanks Dave!
" “I also need to clarify,” he emphasized, “that Town Hall Seattle has a strict policy of no weapons in our facility. Our primary goal is the safety of all of our attendees. The best way we can accommodate that is through a zero tolerance policy towards firearms, knives, and other dangerous items. This will be posted at the door and enforced.” "
Is this not in direct violation of preemption? If it is, then we call ahead and if need be, have the State Patrol escort us in. In this time of recovery and with some folks going there looking for answers, it might be good to see OCers as the level headed voice of reason in that nut house.
Just a thought...
" “I also need to clarify,” he emphasized, “that Town Hall Seattle has a strict policy of no weapons in our facility. Our primary goal is the safety of all of our attendees. The best way we can accommodate that is through a zero tolerance policy towards firearms, knives, and other dangerous items. This will be posted at the door and enforced.” "
Is this not in direct violation of preemption? If it is, then we call ahead and if need be, have the State Patrol escort us in. In this time of recovery and with some folks going there looking for answers, it might be good to see OCers as the level headed voice of reason in that nut house.
Just a thought...
“We here at Town Hall, a non-profit presenter of arts and ideas unaffiliated with city government, are hoping to address the issues of grief from violent trauma, policing, leadership by our elected officials in times of struggle, mental health, and violence in the community,” he said.
I think that that is why he said this part
Not so sure how truthful it is, but it was mentioned.
Looks like someone beat me to it... I guess that's what i get for not refreshing between readin an entire page and replying. lol
I think the real question would be: Is this happening on city property? and if so, Is it "leased" to this "presenter" and if so, for how much? If it is actually happening in the City Hall, I do not think they can can "lease" the City Hall to a "presenter". This would make for a very interesting court challenge.
Town Hall is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and relies on rentals, membership, volunteers, and fundraising to sustain its many activities. As a nonprofit organization with deep roots in Seattle’s civic life, Town Hall’s mission is to serve as a common home for dozens of Seattle’s mid-sized nonprofit organizations.
Given the no firearm policy, perhaps someone (or a couple) could hang out outside chatting during the event for those not able to carry and protect themselves.
I have an alarm and there are plenty of secure parking lots, not a problem. Do the guns have to be unloaded when you leave them in the car unattended? Arrive early poeple, traffic. Dave great article. How come you didn't ask them if you could be on the panel just to keep it fair? ...
Given the no firearm policy, perhaps someone (or a couple) could hang out outside chatting during the event for those not able to carry and protect themselves.
The only problem with that is I'm just imagining now how the news will spin that as us intimidating people outside from coming in or something. A lot like the New Black Panthers standing outside of the voting booths. If we're going to be doing that, we should have our opencarry.org banner or a sign about "let's actually lower gun violence, not just punish law-abiding citizens". If the news comes, it'll at least make us look like we care about that, instead of coming to intimidate the hoplophobes.
When I was laying in bed last night, I thought about how anti's could portray this. I think we would have a hard time getting a place to put up a banner though... I notice there is a pizza place (Primo) immediately next to the Town Hall... Perhaps a little exercise/walk around the block... Intimidation not intended.
Given the no firearm policy, perhaps someone (or a couple) could hang out outside chatting during the event for those not able to carry and protect themselves.
This is not a good idea, others have listed why it is not. If you are attending, only the best behavior and respect for their rules will earn their respect. They control this venue and doing anything outside of that will reflect poorly on this forum. I have a previous engagement and will not be attending.
A silent empty holster protest can be very effective.
This is not a good idea, others have listed why it is not. If you are attending, only the best behavior and respect for their rules will earn their respect. They control this venue and doing anything outside of that will reflect poorly on this forum. I have a previous engagement and will not be attending.
A silent empty holster protest can be very effective.